Cambridge officials urge residents to wear masks as COVID breakthrough cases climb - The Boston Globe

City officials in Cambridge are reporting a rise in new COVID-19 cases and are urging residents, whether they are vaccinated or not, to wear masks and practice social distancing “where transmission is likely and when around unvaccinated people, including young children.”.

There have been 83 confirmed and probable cases reported in Cambridge so far in July, the city said in a statement Wednesday, with 42 percent of those cases, known as “breakthrough” cases, among people who are fully vaccinated.

With 19 new cases being reported yesterday, it's clear this #DeltaVariant is on the rise, and we need to be very cautious: "In Cambridge, of these 83 confirmed or probable cases, 42% were vaccine "breakthrough" cases, meaning they were fully vaccinated but still got infected." https://t.co/xobveFeJB0.

About 67 percent of residents were fully vaccinated as of July 15, and 73 percent of residents had received at least one dose, according to the city’s COVID-19 data center.

In Boston, a total of 208 new cases were reported last week, up from 62 cases the week before, according to data from the Boston Public Health Commission.

Nearly 60 percent of Boston residents had been fully vaccinated as of July 13, a total of 405,670 people, the city said in a tweet Thursday.

About 66 percent of residents had received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine as of July 13, Martinez said.

In Boston, 44 percent of Black residents and 46 percent of Latinx residents have been fully vaccinated.

Asian and Pacific Islander residents are the highest vaccinated group at 73.4 percent as of July 13, and 60 percent of white residents are vaccinated, according to the city’s data.

Martinez said 60 percent of cases are among people between ages 28 and 39, which is “higher than it has been throughout the pandemic.”.

Martinez said the department is also focused on increasing vaccinations in Mattapan, where 39.9 percent of residents were fully vaccinated as of July 13, the lowest rate among Boston neighborhoods

About 71 percent of Somerville residents were fully vaccinated as of July 13, according to data on the city’s website