1,857 new COVID-19 cases, 27 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,857 confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 574,135 since the start of the pandemic. State health officials also added 27 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 16,426. As of Thursday, a total of 3,221,320 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 2,734,460 — or 84.9% — have been administered. So far, 997,049 people are fully vaccinated in Massachusetts.An estimated 25,630 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 592 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 164 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 20 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, up from 14 communities the week before.Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalitiesMassachusetts vaccination progressNew data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.