Since the end of July the COVID-19 infection rate in Beacon Hill the infection rate here has risen 8.7.
According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Friday Beacon Hill, as well as the North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown the infection rate rose 8.7 percent since the Beacon Hill Times last reported on Aug 5.
On Friday the BPHC released its weekly COVID-19 stats by neighborhood that tracks infection rates and COVID testing results in Boston neighborhoods.
The BPHC data released last Friday showed Beacon Hill, North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown had an infection rate of 101.2 cases per 10,000 residents, up from 93.1 cases per 10,000 residents two week ago.
The number of confirmed cases in the area increased from 519 cases on July 31 to 564 cases last Friday.
However, compared to other neighborhoods Beacon Hill, North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown have the second lowest infection rates among residents second to only Fenway.
Beacon Hill is also still well below the city’s average infection rate of 221 cases per 10,000 residents.
Last week the BPHC reported that 2,648 Beacon Hill, North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown residents were tested for COVID-19 and the data shows that only 1 percent of those tested were COVID positive.
Overall since the pandemic began 4.6 percent of Beacon Hill, North End, West End, Back Bay and Downtown residents were found to be COVID positive. This was down from 5.9 percent reported on Aug. 5.
The statistics released by the BPHC as part of its weekly COVID-19 report breaks down the number of cases and infection rates in each neighborhood. It also breaks down the number of cases by age, gender and race.
Citywide positive cases of coronavirus rose 2.3 percent last week from 14,916 cases to 15,263 cases. So far 11,480 Boston residents have fully recovered from the virus and six additional residents died last week bringing the total of fatalities in the city to 752.