1,949 new COVID-19 cases, 65 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,949 confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 527,435 since the start of the pandemic.Massachusetts also recorded another 65 COVID-19 related deaths Saturday, bringing the total to 15,116 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.As of Saturday, the state has received 1,516,600 doses of vaccine, of which 1,082,785, or 71.4%, has been administered.An estimated 46,413 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 1,149 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 291 were reported to be in an intensive care unit. In the state’s weekly report released on Thursday, 110 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 153 communities the week before.New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.