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Our lull in the middle of mild storm clouds continues. In Massachusetts the number of cases has ticked up a bit. The number of people in the hospital is stable and a fraction of what in was in January (like 200 vs 3000) . The wastewater has again gone up which is ominous for some kind of surge in a couple of weeks but it’s not currently indicating a huge nightmare of cases.
We are seeing unmasked schools with a bit of an uptick as well. The colleges, too. We knew this would happen — that as soon as the masks came off, the bugs — Covid, flu, rhinovirus, etc — would come bouncing in. And sure enough.
One thing cancer patients have taught me is that there are very different ways of seeing the same numbers. There is the glass half full and the glass totally empty. I am a glass half full person which is why I myself am reassured by the numbers right now.
The numbers are still low relative to what they once were. Our chances in Massachusetts of walking into a store or a dance recital or a restaurant and sitting next to someone who is currently actively contagious is pretty low this week, particularly as compared to the craziness of February.
