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Mass. health officials announce 962 new COVID cases Wednesday as hospitalizations increase


The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 962 new COVID cases on Wednesday.

Five more deaths were reported and hospitalizations have continued to climb and are now at 245. There are 58 patients in intensive care with 19 people intubated.

The seven-day average of percent positivity is now up to 2.62%. The pandemic low was .31% on June 25.

As of Wednesday, 4,375,020 people are fully vaccinated, according to health officials.

Since the pandemic began, there have been 676,387 COVID-19 cases in the state and 17,723 deaths.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends residents in 12 of the 14 counties of Massachusetts wear face masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday announced the COVID-19 vaccine will be mandated for staff at long-term care facilities.
 
Mass. reports 1,046 new COVID cases as data shows infections rose by 65% last week



Massachusetts health officials on Thursday reported 1,046 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths related to the virus.

Updated data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health shows new cases of the virus rose 65% last week over the previous week — from 3,350 to 5,526. So far, new cases this week are on track to equal or surpass last week’s as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread.

The seven-day average of percent positivity stands at 2.61%, an increase from a pandemic low of 0.31% on June 25, according to data from the Department of Public Health.

So far through the pandemic, at least 677,433 Massachusetts residents have tested positive for the virus and 17,725 have died, data indicates.

Currently, 264 people are hospitalized with the coronavirus, including 55 in intensive care and 19 who are intubated. The seven-day average of hospitalizations saw its pandemic low on July 9, with roughly 84 people hospitalized
 
Massachusetts reports 1,111 new COVID cases as delta variant pushes weekly rise

Massachusetts reported another 1,111 new COVID cases Friday as hospitalizations rose slightly to 271.

New cases have continued to rise across the state as the more highly contagious delta variant spreads and more communities and businesses are asking people to mask back up, even if they are vaccinated against the virus.

New cases of the virus rose for the week starting July 25 to a total of 4,999, according to updated data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, a 50% increase over the previous week.


The seven-day percent positivity ticked up to 2.65%, up from 2.61% Thursday.

Of the hospitalizations, 61 are in intensive care and 22 are intubated.

The group testing positive the most over the past two weeks continues to be the 20 to 29 age group, followed by those 30 to 39 years old.

One thing that has not been rising is deaths. The state reported two more COVID deaths Friday.



With about 62% of the state’s estimated 2021 population fully vaccinated, new vaccinations have been fairly steady for the past few days with 10,300 more doses reported administered today. Total Massachusetts residents who are fully vaccinated tops about 4.4 million now.



Meanwhile, the White House reported today that about half of the U.S. population is now vaccinated.
 
COVID cases in Massachusetts increased 6 weeks in a row, even as some areas see rate decreasing

Massachusetts averaged 862 new cases of COVID per day over the weekend and Monday. The state reported a total of 2,587 new cases of the virus since Saturday.

Hospitalizations grew past 300 to 317 on Monday, a little more than a month after dipping down into the 80s. Of those, 76 patients were in intensive care and 33 were intubated.

The seven-day average percent positivity grew to 2.72%, up from 2.65% on Friday.

There were three new COVID deaths reported Monday.

Last week makes six weeks of steady increases since hitting the lowest point in the pandemic on the week of June 20. Cases last week were equivalent with what the state was seeing in the end of April as cases were going down.

Yet even as cases overall continued to rise, a COVID cluster in Provincetown that grew following the Fourth of July holiday shows clear signs of being contained. Weeks after the holiday spike saw the positivity rate in Provincetown grow to 15%, Town Manager Alex Morse reported Monday that the rate had now shrunk to just 1.4%, which is nearly 2 percentage points fewer than Sunday. The cluster is credited with impacting more than 1,000 people across several states and prompting local and federal health officials to revisit masking guidelines.


More and more Massachusetts communities are advising people to wear masks in indoor public places regardless of vaccination status. Easthampton was one of the latest to do so.


The state reported 6,336 more COVID vaccines administered on Monday. About 63% of the state’s estimated 2021 population is fully vaccinated.
 
Mass. Confirms 1,109 New COVID Cases, 13 More Deaths; New Breakthrough Case Data

Massachusetts health officials reported another 1,109 confirmed coronavirus cases and 13 new deaths on Tuesday, while more than 2,000 new breakthrough cases were reported over the past week.

In the last week, 2,232 new breakthrough cases -- infections in people who have been vaccinated -- were reported on Tuesday, with 445 more people hospitalized and six new deaths. That brings the total to 9,969 cases and 106 deaths, though both figures remain a tiny percentage of the total number of all people who have been vaccinated.

Massachusetts' COVID metrics, tracked on the Department of Public Health's interactive coronavirus dashboard, are far lower than they were several months ago, though some have been rising in recent weeks.

Massachusetts' seven-day average of positive tests rose to 2.88% on Tuesday. It was once above 30%, but had dropped under 0.5% until the delta variant began surging in the state.

The number of patients in Massachusetts hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 334; the figure was once nearly 4,000, but averaged under 85 in July. Of those currently hospitalized, 78 are listed as being in intensive care units and 33 are intubated.
 
Massachusetts reports 1,368 new COVID cases, 8 new deaths on Wednesday

Massachusetts public health officials reported 1,368 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

According to the state Department of Public Health, at least 683,608 residents have contracted the virus and 17,751 have died since the pandemic hit the U.S. last year. The state is reporting more than 6,600 confirmed cases — a total that’s seen about a 32% increase over the previous week.

The seven-day average rate of positive tests is now at 2.91%, up from Tuesday’s 2.88%. The latest totals are based on more than 55,000 new molecular tests.

Deaths have largely been in the single digits since late May, but 13 deaths were reported Tuesday; eight more were reported on Wednesday.

Currently, 346 people are being treated in the hospital for the virus, up from yesterday’s 334. Eighty-six are in intensive care and 36 are intubated.

With cases trending back upward, several Massachusetts communities have begun to reinstate face-covering mandates or advisories for indoor public spaces, even if people are vaccinated.
 
Massachusetts reports 1,228 new COVID cases, 10 deaths Thursday


Massachusetts public health officials reported 1,228 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths on Thursday, the second day this week in which the death toll increased by double digits.

According to the state Department of Public Health, at least 684,386 residents have contracted the virus and 17,761 have died since the pandemic hit the U.S. last year. Earlier this week the state reported at least 6,600 confirmed cases — about a 32% increase over the previous week. The ongoing uptick comes as more than a dozen communities and school districts look to blunt the virus amid the spread of the highly contagious delta variant across the state and country.

The seven-day average rate of positive tests is now at 2.86%, down slightly from Wednesday’s 2.91% and Tuesday’s 2.88%. The latest totals are based on more than 52,000 new molecular tests.

Deaths have largely been in the single digits since late May, but 13 deaths were reported Tuesday; eight more were reported on Wednesday and 10 more on Thursday.

Currently, 375 people are being treated in the hospital for the virus, a significant increase from yesterday’s 346. Eighty-five are in intensive care and 32 are intubated.

New cases of the virus have been trending back up for more than six weeks since hitting a pandemic low on the week of June 25.
 
Massachusetts reports 1,182 new COVID cases as hospitalizations stay level at 375

Massachusetts continues to see a rise in COVID cases fueled largely by the delta variant this week with the state reporting another 1,182 new cases on Friday.

Hospitalizations were steady at 375 after weeks of rising. The seven-day average percent positive ticked up to 2.89%. Of the hospitalizations, 85 are in intensive care and 32 are intubated. There were 11 more COVID deaths reported. It is the third day that the number of newly reported deaths was above 10 after several weeks of mostly single digits.


On Tuesday, the state reported that vaccinated people have accounted for 0.23% of COVID cases since vaccination began, up from 0.18% the week before and that they represented 0.01% of hospitalizations.

New cases rose last week by 38% over the previous week.

The largest age demographic testing positive in the past two weeks continues to be the 20 to 29 age group, with 30 to 39 being the second largest group.

With cases trending back upward, several Massachusetts communities have begun to reinstate face-covering mandates or advisories for indoor public spaces, even if people are vaccinated, in an attempt to slow the spread.

The state saw a slight uptick in new vaccinations in the past few days with 12,329 more doses being reported Friday. Using the updated U.S. Census figures for Massachusetts shows that about 63% (4.4 million) of the state’s population is fully vaccinated with 66% having received at least one dose.
 
Massachusetts averaged 998 new COVID cases a day over the weekend while hospitalizations climbed to 402

Massachusetts averaged 998 COVID-19 cases a day over the weekend and Monday, according to new data released by the Department of Public Health on Monday.

The state reported 2,996 more cases of the virus in a reporting period that included Saturday, Sunday and Monday. In addition, hospitalizations continued to climb to 402 patients after dropping to 80 during the pandemic’s low. Of today’s hospitalizations, 82 were in intensive care and 38 were intubated.

Six more deaths were reported from the weekend and Monday.

Massachusetts has seen COVID cases rise for seven weeks now since cases hit a low at the end of June. Yet the rate of increase from week to week has slowed. A look at testing date data from the Department of Public Health shows that the week of July 25 showed a 50% increase in new cases over the previous week. New cases for the week beginning Aug. 1 totaled 6,963, or 38% over the previous week.

The state reported another 6,516 COVID vaccine doses on Monday. Data also shows 8,575 more on Sunday and 7,370 on Saturday. About 66% of the state’s 2021 population now has at least one dose of COVID vaccine while 63% of the state is fully vaccinated.

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the virus remain mostly among the unvaccinated, data shows, with a very small percentage of “breakthrough” cases among vaccinated individuals.

Data reported last week shows that 0.23% of vaccinated individuals have tested positive since vaccinations started, while 0.01% were hospitalized and 0.002% died of COVID.

The 20 to 29 age group continues to constitute the largest group testing positive for COVID in Massachusetts with those 30 to 39 right behind.
 
COVID cases in Massachusetts grew more slowly last week as state reports 1,254 new infections

Although new cases of COVID-19continue to climb there are signs that the rate of increase is slowing.

COVID cases last week grew to 7,715, an 11% increase over the previous week’s 6,939. That’s a smaller increase than the 38% increase the previous week and the 50% increase the week before.

The state reported 1,254 new cases Tuesday along with 6 more deaths. Hospitalizations grew by 21 to 428 while the percent positivity, which had dipped down yesterday, ticked back up and is at 2.82%.

The state also released updated data on “breakthrough” cases of the virus among vaccinated individuals on Tuesday. Of the 4,388,111 vaccinated people in the state as of Aug. 7, there have been 12,641 who have tested positive or 0.29% of vaccinated individuals.

Of vaccinated individuals, 496 have been hospitalized since vaccinations began. That’s 0.01% of the vaccinated population. There have been a total of 124 COVID deaths among vaccinated individuals since vaccinations began, or 0.003% of the vaccinated population.

There have been 17,784 confirmed deaths from the virus in Massachusetts since the pandemic began

On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Teachers Association came out in favor of requiring the COVID vaccine for staff and students at public schools and colleges this fall.

The MTA said that it believes a vaccination requirement will be “vital” to continuing in-person learning in Massachusetts as the delta variant continues to spread. Massachusetts communities are not able to offer hybrid or fully remote learning options this school year.

Gov. Charlie Baker has left mask-wearing decisions up to local school departments to decide.
 
COVID delta variant continues to spread as Massachusetts reports 1,452 new cases but rate of increase has slowed

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 1,452 new COVID cases on Wednesday along with 11 more deaths.

Although daily reports of new cases remain elevated, a look at weekly cases by test date shows the rate of increase has slowed.

Hospitalizations grew slightly to 432 — four more than the previous day. Of those, 89 people were in intensive care and 33 were intubated.

The 7-day percent positivity rate went down today to 2.78%. After hitting a low of 0.31% on June 25 it rose steadily until this week and has been fluctuating.

U.S. health officials are now recommending all Americans get COVID booster shots about eight months after receiving their second Pfizer or Moderna vaccine dose. Administration of the booster doses could begin the week of Sept. 20.
 
Massachusetts reports 1,459 new COVID cases; Hospitalizations at about 70% unvaccinated

The state reported another 1,459 COVID cases on Friday in a week that continued to see new daily case counts above 1,000.

Six more COVID deaths were also reported, although deaths continue to remain low compared to earlier in the pandemic.

Hospitalizations took a jump up to 467 patients — 28 more than reported yesterday. Of those, 108 are in intensive care and 49 are intubated. Data released by the state shows that of those 467 patients, 140 — or 30% — were vaccinated individuals with the other 70% being unvaccinated people.

The 7-day average percent positivity of tests continues to fluctuate this week. After rising for weeks, it dropped this week but rose again today to 2.81%.

Vaccinations have been up this week with 11,366 more doses reported today. That’s the third day in a row that new doses exceeded 11,000.

Data also shows that between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14, Black residents have been hospitalized at twice the rate as white residents with a rate of 14.5 admissions per 100,000 Black residents versus 7.3 for white residents.

The 20 to 29 age group remains the largest age segment testing positive for the virus, followed by those 30 to 39.

The state reported Tuesday that of all vaccinated individuals in Massachusetts, 12,641 had tested positive for the virus after vaccination. That constitutes 0.28% of all vaccinated individuals in the state. But hospitalizations and deaths among the vaccinated remain a fraction of a percent with 0.01% of vaccinated people having been hospitalized with the virus and 0.003% having died from it.
 
Massachusetts averaged 1,112 new COVID cases a day over weekend and Monday as hospitalizations climb to 530

Massachusetts averaged 1,112 new COVID cases a day from Saturday through Monday.

There were four more deaths over that time period and hospitalizations have now risen to 530 — an increase of 63 since Friday and about where the state was at the beginning of May before the number plummeted to just 80.

Of the hospitalizations, 139 patients were in intensive care and 68 people were intubated.

Data released by the state shows that 29% (155 patients) of hospitalizations are people who were reportedly vaccinated against COVID, the majority being those who were unvaccinated.

The seven-day average of percent positivity of new cases dropped to 2.59%. That metric has been fluctuating for the past week.


The Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave full approval to the Pfizer COVID vaccine, which had been used for months under emergency use authorization. Health officials hope that the approval will boost vaccinations among those who had cited the emergency use as a reason they had not been vaccinated.
 
COVID hospitalizations in Massachusetts climb to 575 as state reports 16 deaths, 1,290 new cases


Massachusetts reported another 1,290 new COVID cases on Tuesday and 16 new deaths.

The number of deaths reported Tuesday is the highest amount since May 17. New deaths reported daily have been mostly in the single digits for the past few months.

Hospitalizations also rose by 45 more to a total of 575 . Of those 165 (29%) are among vaccinated individuals. The hospitalization numbers are now approaching what they were during the last mini surge in April.

Of the hospitalizations reported Tuesday, 140 patients were in intensive care and 63 people were intubated.

The seven-day average percent positivity ticked up again to 2.72%. The number has fluctuated back and forth for the past week.

The state reported another 3,098 breakthrough cases in the past week. Breakthrough cases are people who were fully vaccinated against COVID but tested positive. Approximately two-thirds of new cases continue to be among unvaccinated individuals, state data shows.

Vaccinated individuals account for most of the state’s population with about 63% of the state’s full population now fully vaccinated.

The state’s education board on Tuesday voted to give Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley the authority to mandate masks in schoolsuntil at least Oct
 
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