1,788 new COVID-19 cases, 60 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,788 confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 543,696 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 60 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 15,624. As of Wednesday, a total of 1,973,900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 1,518,481 — or 76.9% — have been administered. So far, 433,593 people have received both doses in Massachusetts. An estimated 33,332 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 dataLatest town-by-town breakdown released by state The report said 875 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 219 were reported to be in an intensive care unit. In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 66 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 110 communities the week before. The state says there have been 477,796 recoveries, according to the latest weekly report.New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,788 confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 543,696 since the start of the pandemic.
State health officials also added 60 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 15,624.
As of Wednesday, a total of 1,973,900 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 1,518,481 — or 76.9% — have been administered. So far, 433,593 people have received both doses in Massachusetts.
An estimated 33,332 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report.
The report said 875 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 219 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.
In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 66 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 110 communities the week before.
The state says there have been 477,796 recoveries, according to the latest weekly report.
New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.