Massachusetts' COVID-positive test rate is climbing steadily https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-dashboard-july-26-2020/download #mapoli

New confirmed COVID cases in MA by date:

7/26: 273
7/25: 210
7/24: 214
7/23: 270
7/22: 192
7/21: 165
7/20: 174
7/19: 218
7/18: 177
7/17: 216
7/16: 143
7/15: 142

#mapoli

For the record: those numbers are taken from the number in the upper left-hand corner--"newly reported confirmed cases today"--of multiple daily dashboards. Genuinely unsure how to reconcile them with the chart on p. 4, which paints a different, rosier picture

All of which raises an obvious question: what metrics should trigger a pause in, or rollback of, reopening, statewide or municipally? Here's what @marty_walsh and @marty_martinez had to say when I asked him a few days ago--hop to 20:28 https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/07/21/watch-live-mayor-walsh-to-hold-press-conference-on-covid-19 #mapoli #bospoli

I've asked @MassGovernor's team the same question and haven't yet heard back. Will tweet their answer if and when I get it. #mapoli

Had missed this--the president of @massmedical has some thoughts on where we're at and where we're heading that I'd urge you all to read. One of many relevant tweets: https://twitter.com/darosman/status/1287554524811366401 #mapoli