967 new COVID-19 cases, 49 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 967 confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 531,702 since the start of the pandemic.This marks the first time since Nov. 3 that state health officials have reported fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases.The DPH said 46,488 new COVID-19 molecular tests were reported Monday, the third-lowest total reported by the state in 2021.State health officials also added 49 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 15,257. As of Tuesday, the state has received 1,527,150 doses of vaccine, of which 1,166,516 — or 76.4% — has been administered.An estimated 42,395 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report. That number has decreased for nine straight days and 11 of the last 12 days.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 dataLatest town-by-town breakdown released by state The report said 1,096 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 275 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.The state says there have been 453,740 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 967 confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 531,702 since the start of the pandemic.
This marks the first time since Nov. 3 that state health officials have reported fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases.
The DPH said 46,488 new COVID-19 molecular tests were reported Monday, the third-lowest total reported by the state in 2021.
State health officials also added 49 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 15,257.
As of Tuesday, the state has received 1,527,150 doses of vaccine, of which 1,166,516 — or 76.4% — has been administered.
An estimated 42,395 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report. That number has decreased for nine straight days and 11 of the last 12 days.
The report said 1,096 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 275 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.
The state says there have been 453,740 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.