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1,114 new COVID-19 cases, 30 additional deaths reported in Mass. – WCVB Boston

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1,114 new COVID-19 cases, 30 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

Number of estimated active cases drops below 35,000

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,114 confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 541,098 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 30 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 15,564. As of Tuesday, a total of 1,729,550 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 1,476,276 — or 85.4% — have been administered. So far, 414,941 people have received both doses in Massachusetts. An estimated 33,951 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report. This marks the first time that the number is below 35,000 since Nov. 19, 2020.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 dataLatest town-by-town breakdown released by state The report said 879 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 225 were reported to be in an intensive care unit. In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 66 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 110 communities the week before. The state says there have been 477,796 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 1,114 confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 541,098 since the start of the pandemic.

State health officials also added 30 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 15,564.

As of Tuesday, a total of 1,729,550 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 1,476,276 — or 85.4% — have been administered. So far, 414,941 people have received both doses in Massachusetts.

An estimated 33,951 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report. This marks the first time that the number is below 35,000 since Nov. 19, 2020.

The report said 879 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 225 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.

In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 66 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 110 communities the week before.

The state says there have been 477,796 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.