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Twenty new patients were admitted to Massachusetts hospitals, according to the latest data from the State Department of Health, bringing the total to 628 still being treated for COVID-19.
A total of 106,349 COVID-19 tests were administered statewide, resulting in 1,865 newly confirmed infections as the seven-day rolling positivity rate for those tested rose slightly to 2.23 percent.
The 54 new COVID-19 fatalities brought the total to 16,632 in Massachusetts since the pandemic began more than a year ago.
Health officials in Massachusetts are currently monitoring more than 27,000 advice COVID-19 cases, up nearly 400 from the previous day. There have now been a total of approximately 584,024 confirmed cases of the virus in the past 12 months.
Here's the latest rundown of cases for the five counties in Daily Voice's coverage area:
- Worcester County: 69,053 total confirmed cases (2,120 in the past two weeks);
- Hampden County: 44,607 (1,645);
- Hampshire County: 8,105 (394)
- Berkshire County: 5,254 (289);
- Franklin County: 2,136 (91).
A breakdown of raw COVID-19 data in Massachusetts can be found here.
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