Health Pulse / Massachusetts
Massachusetts Health Pulse
Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.
Current Trends
COVID-19
GrowingRt (effective reproduction): 1.0648
Week of 2026-08-18
Influenza
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.8596
Week of 2026-05-26
RSV
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.7039
Week of 2026-05-26
Wastewater Viral Activity
Influenza A virus
Very Low4 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
RSV
Very Low4 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
SARS-CoV-2
Very Low4 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.
Notifiable Disease Reports
| Disease | This Week | 52-Week Max |
|---|---|---|
| Campylobacteriosis | 39 | 70 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | 6 | 20 |
| Giardiasis | 12 | 18 |
| Legionellosis | 1 | 13 |
| Malaria | 1 | 3 |
| Mpox | 1 | 6 |
| Pertussis | 1 | 8 |
| Salmonellosis (excluding Salmonella Typhi infection and Salmonella Paratyphi infection) | 28 | 49 |
| Shigellosis | 5 | 19 |
| Tuberculosis | 2 | 10 |
Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments (MMWR week 32, 2026). Provisional and subject to revision.
Health Profile
Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.
Coronary Heart Disease
4.77%
Current Asthma
12.02%
Current Smoking
11.68%
Depression
25.77%
Diabetes
7.82%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.5%
High Blood Pressure
27.22%
No Health Insurance
4.69%
Obesity
27.89%
Physical Inactivity
19.17%
Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.