BY THE NUMBERS: Berkshire County saw five new COVID-19 deaths as of Saturday, for a new total of 163 deaths, with the confirmed case count up 86 to 3,500, the
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BERKSHIRE TOWNS IN RED ZONE: The following Berkshire communities are now listed as red in the state s COVID-19 chart, the category signaling a concerning presence of the virus, as adjusted for community size. After community name, the figures reflect the number of new cases in the last 14 days out of a stated number of tests:
Adams (29 cases of 739 tests); Cheshire 34 of 340; Great Barrington (30 of 1,325); Lee (74 of 745).
The following communities were ranked yellow, one category below red: Lanesborough (18 cases of 317 tests); Lenox (21 of 901); North Adams (62 or 1,344); Pittsfield (290 of 6,238); Williamstown (26 of 1,413).
Note: Pittsfield s own website listed the city in the red category on Friday. City officials have immediate access to case data.
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A sore arm, identical to the aftereffect of a typical flu shot.
Taylor Hoffstedt, a certified nursing assistant, was overwhelmed with emotion before her first dose last month, even tearing up. Physically, though, she was almost entirely unaffected.
âI didnât have any side effects,â she said. âOther than a slightly sore arm.â
As county health care workers receive their second dose or draw closer to the scheduled date for it, many told The Eagle they have experienced few or none of the vaccineâs more common side effects.
Among more than 2,000 employees vaccinated at Berkshire Health Systems, the vast majority reported no side effects at all, according to spokesperson Michael Leary.