A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to a COVID-19 update

The Public Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cambridge COVID-19 UPDATE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Middlesex County and Cambridge Cases by Risk Category ↑High ↑Substantial ↑Moderate Middlesex County ⬛ Rate: 359 Cambridge ⚫ Rate: 337

MA COVID-19 Hospitalizations 3 Number of Massachusetts Hospital Admissions by Age in Past 2 Weeks: Jan. 16–29, 2022 Number of COVID-19 Patients in Hospital March 1, 2020 - Feb. 3, 2022 On Feb. 3, 2022: ● 1,503 MA residents were hospitalized with COVID-19. ● 90% of non-ICU hospital beds and 83% of ICU beds in the region were occupied.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Cambridge Residents by Age 4 At Least 1 Dose Fully Vaccinated Booster Dose 5-11 Years 76% 67% N/A 12-15 Years >95% >95% 31% 16-19 Years 69% 52% 23% 20-29 Years 89% 67% 33% 30-49 Years >95% 82% 53% 50-64 Years >95% >95% 68% 65-74 Years >95% 93% 71% 75+ Years >95% >95% 77% All Residents 91% 75% 44% Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Weekly COVID-19 Municipality Vaccination Report, Feb. 3, ,2021. Data current as of Feb. 1, 2022.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Cambridge Residents by Race & Ethnicity 5 At Least 1 Dose Fully Vaccinated Booster Dose Asian 86% 71% 39% Black 92% 80% 33% Hispanic 87% 66% 30% Multiracial >95% >95% 63% White 79% 68% 46% All Residents 91% 75% 44% Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Weekly COVID-19 Municipality Vaccination Report, Feb. 3, ,2021. Data current as of Feb. 1, 2022.

NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH Cambridge Community Corps (C3) 6

Outreach to COVID-Positive Residents Operation Chicken Soup: A pilot program to deliver masks and test kits to Covid-positive residents in harder hit neighborhoods. ●Pilot neighborhoods: North Cambridge and the Port. ●C3 members will hand deliver materials. ●To protect confidentiality and get resources to more impacted residents, packets will also be delivered to neighbors (e.g., entire floor of a building or entire block). 7