Massachusetts health officials reported Sunday that 15 more people have died from the coronavirus and 199 new cases, as the rate of positive tests statewide remained low.
The 15 new coronavirus deaths bring the state’s number of COVID-19 deaths to 8,325, the state Department of Public Health announced. The three-day average of daily coronavirus deaths has decreased from 161 in early May to 16 now.
The state has recorded 111,597 cases of the highly contagious disease, an increase of 172 confirmed cases since Saturday and 27 probable cases. Of the total of 111,597 cases, at least 94,347 people have recovered.
Coronavirus hospitalizations increased in 11 patients, bringing the state’s total COVID-19 hospitalizations to 583. Overall, the state’s total hospitalizations have decreased by 2,979 since May 5.
There are 93 patients in the ICU, and 43 are currently intubated.
The highest peak of coronavirus hospitalizations in Massachusetts was 3,965 on April 21. The three-day average number of hospitalizations for coronavirus dropped from 3,707 on May 1 to 596 now.
Additional 11,119 tests have brought the state total to 1,213,914 tests. The state’s seven-day weighted average positive test rate has decreased from 16.6% on May 1 to 1.7% now.
Middlesex County has the most confirmed cases in Massachusetts with 24,483, followed by Suffolk County with 20,301 cases.
The state reported that 23,674 residents and long-term care health workers have now contracted the virus, and 369 facilities reported at least one case of COVID-19.
Of the state’s 8,325 total deaths from coronavirus, 5,274 are connected to long-term care facilities.
The United States has recorded more than 3.2 million cases of coronavirus, the majority of cases in the world. More than 135,000 Americans have died and more than 995,000 have recovered.
There are more than 12.7 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 566,000 deaths. More than 7 million people have recovered.
