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2,186 new COVID-19 cases, 53 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts – WCVB Boston

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2,186 new COVID-19 cases, 53 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

Estimated active cases drop below 65,000

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 2,186 confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 504,564 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 53 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 14,415. An estimated 64,431 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report. On Tuesday, the DPH reported that the estimated number of active cases dropped from 71,929 to 67,650.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 dataLatest town-by-town breakdown released by state The report said 1,635 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 335 were reported to be in an intensive care unit. In the state’s weekly report released on Thursday, 192 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 222 communities the week before.The state says there have been 389,717 recoveries, according to the latest weekly report.PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.

BOSTON —

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 2,186 confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 504,564 since the start of the pandemic.

State health officials also added 53 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 14,415.

An estimated 64,431 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report. On Tuesday, the DPH reported that the estimated number of active cases dropped from 71,929 to 67,650.

The report said 1,635 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 335 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.

In the state’s weekly report released on Thursday, 192 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 222 communities the week before.

The state says there have been 389,717 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.