Danvers Coronavirus Cases, Vaccinations Rise Over 7 Days

DANVERS, MA — Both coronavirus case counts and vaccinations rose in Danvers in the past seven days amid a virus surge throughout the state and concerns over what the omicron variant will mean for the region through the holiday season.

The Danvers positive test rate rose from 6.68 percent last week to 7.37 as of Thursday, according to the state Department of Health. There were 294 cases over the past two weeks in Danvers, up from 255 over the previous 14-day span.

Danvers was part of the 70 percent of state communities that saw a continued rise in cases last week. The statewide positive test rate rose from 5.12 to 5.44 percent.

Vaccinations are also up in the town.

Danvers reported 82.1 percent of residents have received at least one dose of vaccine, up from 81.6 percent last week. Fully vaccinated residents rose from 73.4 percent to 74.3 percent.

The latest vaccine report shows the number of residents who are fully vaccinated has risen to 5.03
million. Another 758,501 residents have received one dose of the two-dose Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.

Booster doses have been given to 1,701,821 residents.

Nearly three-quarters of the state's population, 73.5 percent, is fully vaccinated.

The Department of Public Health reported 5,883 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths and 57,531 vaccine doses administered Thursday.

The seven-day average number of hospitalized patients was 1,342.1, up from 1,099.4 the week prior. Over 1,400 people were hospitalized with the virus, as of Wednesday.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)