The state’s Department of Public Health confirmed Friday that 25 more people have died with confirmed cases of coronavirus, down from 42 deaths reported Thursday. Those new deaths bring the total number of fatalities in Massachusetts among people with confirmed cases of the virus to 15,992. One death of someone with a probable case of the virus was also reported.
However, the state also saw an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases Friday, with 1,677 new cases reported on this day, up from 1,410 new cases reported Tuesday. Since the pandemic began, Massachusetts has seen 556,307 total confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Also Friday, 106,263 new molecular tests were administered for the virus in Massachusetts. To date, a total of 16,628,614 molecular tests have been administered statewide.
Across Massachusetts, 716 people remained hospitalized with the virus as of Friday. Of those patients, 180 were in intensive care units and 109 were intubated. The average age of patients hospitalized was 69.
The state’s seven-day weighted average of positive molecular tests remained at 1.82 percent on Friday.
The Department of Public Health in Massachusetts released new COVID-19 vaccination numbers Friday, reporting that 74,520 new doses of vaccine have been administered in the commonwealth since their report yesterday. Of those new doses administered, 38,698 were first doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, 31,416 were second doses and 4,406 were doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
In total, 2,005,800 total doses of vaccine have been administered in Massachusetts. That number is 82.9 percent of the total doses that have been shipped to the state, which currently stands at 2,420,360.
Massachusetts has received 21,260 new vaccines since their Thursday report. Of those vaccines, 200 were shipped to Massachusetts providers, while 21,060 were shipped to pharmacies directly.
The state on Thursday reported that 19 cities and towns across Massachusetts remained in the ‘red’ on Thursday, meaning they are high-risk for COVID transmission. That’s down from 28 communities with that same designation a week ago. The City of Brockton, for example, was removed from the list of communities with high-risk of COVID transmission on Thursday.
Thursday’s state data reflect an almost 83 percent drop in the number of “red” cities and towns statewide that are high-risk for COVID since Feb. 11.
The state also saw an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases Thursday, with 1,410 new cases reported on this day, down slightly from 1,553 new cases reported Wednesday. Since the pandemic began, Massachusetts has seen 554,630 total confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The state’s seven-day weighted average of positive molecular tests dropped slightly to 1.77% on Thursday, down from 1.82% on Wednesday.
The state’s Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that 66 more people have died with confirmed cases of coronavirus, up significantly from 37 deaths reported Tuesday. Those new deaths bring the total number of fatalities in Massachusetts among people with confirmed cases of the virus to 15,925. Four deaths of people with probable cases of the virus was also reported.
The state also saw an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, with 1,553 new cases reported on this day, up from 980 new cases reported Tuesday. Since the pandemic began, Massachusetts has seen 553,220 total confirmed cases of COVID-19, including an estimated 28,550 active cases.
Also Wednesday, 102,052 new molecular tests were administered for the virus in Massachusetts,…