This table shows selected demographic information for Cambridge residents living in skilled nursing or assisted living facilities who are classified as confirmed, probable, or suspect cases (see “Case Count by Classification” section for definitions). Demographic information includes gender, age range, and race/ethnicity.

About the COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program: On April 9, the Broad Institute, in partnership with the City of Cambridge and Pro EMS, launched a surveillance testing pilot program in Cambridge skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. The goal of the program is to gain an accurate picture of the true infection rate in these facilities by testing all residents and workers regardless of whether they have symptoms or feel ill. Positive cases among facility residents reflect three rounds of testing in April and May of all residents at the seven skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Cambridge, as well as other testing ordered by medical providers.

Of note:

The case count includes those who have recovered, are currently sick with COVID-19, and who have died from complications of the disease. Any category with a case count less than five is omitted to protect individual privacy.
The Cambridge case count reflects current data received from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

It is important to note that race and ethnicity data are collected and reported by multiple entities and may or may not reflect self-reporting by the individual case. The Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD) is actively reaching out to cases to collect this information. Due to these efforts, race and ethnicity information have been confirmed for over 80% of Cambridge cases, as of June 2020.
Race/Ethnicity Category Definitions:
“White” indicates “White, not of Hispanic origin.”
“Black” indicates “Black, not of Hispanic origin.”
“Hispanic” refers to a person having Hispanic origin. A person having Hispanic origin may be of any race.
“Asian” indicates “Asian, not of Hispanic origin.”
"Unknown" indicates that the originating reporter or reporting system did not capture race and ethnicity information or the individual refused to provide the information.
"Other" indicates multiple races, another race that is not listed above, and cases who have reported nationality in lieu of a race category recognized by the US Census. Population data are from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014–2018 American Community Survey estimates and may differ from actual population counts. "Other" also includes a small number of people who identify as Native American or Native Hawaiian/Pacific islander. Because the count for Native Americans or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders is currently < 5 people, these categories have been combined with “Other” to protect individual privacy.

The table is updated daily at 4 p.m.

**Living in a facility is defined as a Cambridge resident who lives in a skilled nursing or assisted living facility.

^Positive cases among facility residents reflect three rounds of testing in April and May of all residents at the seven skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Cambridge, as well as other testing ordered by medical providers.

Asbestos Removal Permits in Cambridge. Contractors must obtain a permit to remove asbestos in any building in the City of Cambridge. The Inspectional Services Department administers asbestos removal permits to ensure that the hazardous substance is being handled in accordance with relevant regulations and best practices.

List of permits regarding food trucks in Cambridge

List of crashes involving a motorist(s) reported to the City of Cambridge. The log also lists crashes involving a motorist(s) and a bicyclist(s) and/or a pedestrian(s). Any data or text that may identify specific persons or companies has been omitted. Data are updated most days. A more detailed dataset, updated quarterly, can be found here: https://data.cambridgema.gov/Public-Safety/Police-Department-Crash-Data-Updated/gb5w-yva3

Entries involving no motorists, bicyclists or pedestrians are most commonly hit and run crashes involving unoccupied vehicle(s).

This table reports case classification and status data.

The "test mode" rows show confirmed and probable case counts for all Cambridge residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been clinically diagnosed with the disease to date. The numbers represented in these rows reflect individual people (cases), not tests performed. If someone is clinically diagnosed and later gets an antibody test, for example, they will be removed from the “clinical diagnosis” category and added to the “antibody positive” category. Case classification is based on guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and is as follows:

Confirmed Case: A person with a positive viral (PCR) test for COVID-19. This test is also known as a molecular test.

Probable Case: A person with a positive antigen test. This test is also known as a rapid test.
A person who is a known contact of a confirmed case and has received a clinical diagnosis based on their symptoms. People in this category have not received a viral or antibody test. Whenever possible, lab results from a viral (PCR) test are used to confirm a clinical diagnosis, and if that is not feasible, antibody testing can be used.

Suspect Case: A person with a positive antibody test. This test is also known as a serology test.

The "case status" rows show current outcomes for all Cambridge residents who are classified as confirmed, probable, or suspect COVID-19 cases. Outcomes include:

Recovered Case: The Cambridge Public Health Department determines if a Cambridge COVID-19 case has recovered based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s criteria for ending home isolation: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html. Staff from the Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD) or the state’s Community Tracing Collaborative (CTC) follow up with all reported COVID-19 cases multiple times throughout their illness. It is through these conversations that CPHD or CTC staff determine when a Cambridge resident infected with COVID-19 has met the CDC criteria for ending isolation, which connotes recovery. While many people with mild COVID-19 illness will meet the CDC criteria for ending isolation (i.e., recovery) in under two weeks, people who survive severe illness might not meet the criteria for six weeks or more.

Active Case: This category reflects Cambridge COVID-19 cases who are currently infected. Note: There may be a delay in the time between a person being released from isolation (recovered) and when their recovery is reported.

Death: This category reflects total deaths among Cambridge COVID 19 cases.

Unknown Outcome: This category reflects Cambridge COVID-19 cases who public health staff have been unable to reach by phone or letter, or who have stopped responding to follow up from public health staff.

This open dataset shows data on Cambridge residents who have received a COVID-19 vaccine at any location (e.g., mass vaccination site, pharmacy, doctor's office). These data come from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's weekly report on vaccine doses administered by municipality. The report is released on Thursdays. This open dataset includes data going back several weeks and complements another open dataset called "Cambridge Vaccine Demographics," which shows data for the latest week (https://data.cambridgema.gov/Public-Health/Cambridge-Vaccination-Demographics/66td-u88k)

The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines require two doses administered at least 28 days apart in order to be fully vaccinated. The J&J (Janssen) vaccine requires a single dose in order to be fully vaccinated.

The category "Residents Who Received at Least One Dose" reflects the total number of individuals in the fully and partially vaccinated categories. That is, this category comprises individuals who have received one or both doses of the Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or have received the single dose J&J (Janssen) vaccine.

The category "Fully Vaccinated Residents" comprises individuals who have received both doses of the Moderna/ Pfizer vaccine or the single-dose J&J vaccine.

The category "Partially Vaccinated Residents" comprises individuals who have received only the first dose of the Moderna/Pfizer vaccine.

Source: Weekly COVID-19 Municipality Vaccination Report. Massachusetts releases updated data each Thursday at 5 p.m.

This dataset is deprecated and no longer updated. For up to date eating establishment business permit data, please see our new dataset at: https://data.cambridgema.gov/Inspectional-Services/Food-Establishment-Permits/iect-ma2e

This dataset includes every Victualler License attached to a business located in Cambridge, MA. Every business serving food or beverages must have a Victualler License.

Opening and closing times listed in this dataset are listed in UTC time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). UTC time runs five hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Moreover, permitted opening and closing times may be broader than actual opening and closing times.

List of permits regarding farmers markets in Cambridge

The table reflects COVID-19 cases among city residents who are students, staff, or faculty at the five higher education institutions in Cambridge: Harvard University, Hult International Business School, Lesley University, Longy School of Music, and MIT.

Of note:

The case total for each institution reflects combined cases for students, staff, and faculty who reside in Cambridge. These cases are included in the City's case total.
The case totals are cumulative from mid-August to present.

To protect individual privacy, institutions with at least one case but fewer than five, are reported as 1-4. Institutions with zero cases are reported as 0.

*Harvard University and *MIT provide information about COVID-19 screenings for their campus communities, including number of tests completed, number of positive cases, and positive test rate.

The case totals reported by Harvard and MIT differ from those reported in the table because the university totals include students and employees who do not live in Cambridge.

The Traffic, Parking &Transportation department has conducted over 600 speed studies since 1987. Some locations have been studied more than once. The speed of each passing vehicle is recorded by radar for an hour each in the morning rush hour, evening rush hour, and midday. From these results, we find the 85th percentile speed for each one-hour period. The 85th percentile speed describes a speed that 85% of drivers are traveling slower than (and 15% of people are driving faster than). Traffic engineers use 85th percentile speed for most traffic safety analyses and design standards. In this dataset, the speed reported is the highest 85th percentile speed for all three one-hour periods studied.