State health officials confirmed 7,424 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Health officials also announced 46 COVID-related deaths, bringing the total number of COVID-related deaths in Massachusetts since the pandemic began to 11,752.
Saturday’s numbers include test data from Thursday morning to Friday, because state health officials did not release daily COVID reports on Christmas Day.
The number of active coronavirus infections in the state increased to 78,086. The new cases on Saturday reflect 1
There are 188 towns designated as high-risk this week. A small number of communities were downgraded to medium risk, while other communities were upgraded to high risk.
Data shows that since the beginning of the pandemic, the state has confirmed 335,731 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Currently, 2,077 people are hospitalized for suspected COVID-19 disease, and there are 416 patients in the ICU. In the past two months, the number of hospitalizations has increased.
Currently, the 7-day average of positive tests is 6.52%, which is higher than the September low of 0.8%.
The latest data was released when Governor Charlie Baker’s new restrictions on businesses and gatherings took effect. Starting on December 26, the state began to reduce the capacity limit for most businesses to 25% and reduce the number of people allowed to gather outside to 25. For indoor gatherings (including events), the limit is 10 people.
Industries affected by the reduction in production capacity include restaurants, personal services, theaters and performance venues, casinos, office spaces, places of worship, retail, driving and flying schools, golf facilities, libraries, accommodation, arcades and indoor recreation, fitness centers and fitness Clubs, museums, cultural facilities and guided tours.
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Elementary and Secondary Education, from December 17 to 23, a total of 949 new COVID cases were confirmed in state schools, excluding distance learning students. These infections were found among 450,000 students and 75,000 staff.
According to new data, the state has received 146,675 doses of vaccine to date since Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna received emergency approval for immunization.
The following is the cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases in each county in Massachusetts:
Barnstable County: 5,008
Berkshire County: 2,660
Bristol County: 32,058
Duke County: 454
Essex County: 54,530
Franklin County: 1,201
Hampden County: 24,666
Hampshire: 3,524
Middlesex County: 70,748
Nantucket County: 703
Norfolk: 25,321
Plymouth County: 22,511
Suffolk County: 51,663
Worcester County: 39,704
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