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

The Public Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cambridge COVID-19 WEEKLY REPORT CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 14, 2020

Massachusetts Cities Comparison *14-day period reflects 11/15/20-11/28/20 (Dec. 3 Report) and 11/22/20-12/5/20 (Dec. 10 Report) Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Weekly COVID-19 Data Reports City/Town Average Daily Incident Rate per 100,000 (14 days*) December 3 Report December 10 Report Boston 31.7 46.1 Cambridge 18.9 22.3 Lowell 78.3 102.0 Newton 20.2 23.6 Somerville 35.4 36.7 Springfield 64.9 78.8 Worcester 47.4 67.5 State 35.7 50.0

Situational Update ●New infections statewide and in Cambridge continue to remain high and above pre-Thanksgiving levels. ○ Cambridge confirmed cases increased 30% in the 2-week period following Thanksgiving compared to prior 2-week period. ●Hospitalizations1 ○ Available non-ICU hospital beds in Metro West (incl. Cambridge) communities: 14% ○ Available ICU hospital beds in Metro West communities: 27% ●Cambridge Caseload (as of Dec. 13) ○ 617 active cases; 24% of all cases are currently active2 ○ Daily rate of new cases (7-day average): 22.8 per 100,000 residents 2 1 Massachusetts Department of Public Health Daily COVID-19 Data Report: Dec. 13, 2020. 2 City of Cambridge COVID-19 Data Center day period reflects 12/5/20 - 12/12/20.

Case Snapshot • 2,628 confirmed, probable, and suspect cases1 ○ 2,340 in the community ○ 276 in nursing homes and assisted living ○ 100 deaths • 1,486 recoveries; 617 active cases1 • Demographics ○ Race/Ethnicity: Rate of new infections highest in Other, Latinx, and Black residents, followed by White and Asian residents for late Oct. –present.2 ○ Age: Number of current new infections in week of Dec. 6–12 were highest in 20-29s (29%), followed by 30-39s (20%) and then 0-19s (14%).2 1 City of Cambridge COVID-19 Data Center, data current as of Dec. 13, 2020. 2 Cambridge Public Health Department, special data analysis, December 2020.

Cambridge Cases by Neighborhood (March 1 - December 12)

Mobile Testing and Outreach FRESH POND APARTMENTS • Onsite testing will be available on Friday, Dec. 18 from 3 p.m.–9 p.m. • Cambridge Community Corps went door-to-door Dec. 12 to let residents know and encourage testing, and will do so again on Dec. 18. • Flu shots will be made available. • No appointments necessary; testing for apartment residents only. • Future sites to be considered based on what the data indicate. THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS • Residents and staff of the Temporary Emergency Homeless Shelter were tested today in preparation for move to Spaulding Rehabilitation Center later this week.

COVID-19 Community Testing 380,497 Tests since March 21 | 41,023 Tests in past 14 days2 Tests administered to Cambridge residents at any health care or city site. • Four sites/Testing offered 7 days a week • Walk-ins accommodated. • Additional testing offered at CambridgeSide from 11a.m. to 7p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21 and Dec. 28. • Testing Stats: ○ 44,986 tests administered since April. ○ 9,358 tests from Dec 1–12. ALL TESTING SITES CITY-FUNDED TESTING PROGRAM 1Testing period Mar 2 - Dec 5, 2020 2Testing period Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2020

COVID-19 Community Testing

Cambridge Public Schools Metrics December 13, 2020 Metrics that exceed recommended thresholds are displayed as orange 1.01% Percentage of positive COVID-19 tests among Cambridge residents in last 14 days ending Dec. 5. Threshold: <5% of COVID-19 tests among residents are positive. Below Threshold 21.6 7-day average of new confirmed cases per day, per 100,000 people in Cambridge, ending Dec. 12. Threshold: < 25 new confirmed cases per day, per 100,000 people (7-day average) Below Threshold 946 Level of COVID-19 found in sewage wastewater in MWRA, as of 12/10/20. Threshold: COVID-19 in wastewater detected at less than 100 copies viral genomes/mL Above Threshold

Cambridge Wastewater Sampling Sites

Wastewater Surveillance Data

COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Expert Advisory Panel Update DECEMBER 10 AGENDA ●Clinical and Case/Surveillance Data ○Hospital Updates ○MWRA Sewage Data ●Governor’s Order (Roll back to Phase 3, Step 1) ●Indoor Dining Guidance ●Mask Use ●Vaccine Rollout