State health officials on Saturday announced that another 515 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 18 more people have died from complications of the illness.
Through the pandemic, at least 127,832 Massachusetts residents have tested positive for the virus and 9,178 have died.
Saturday’s new cases are based on 14,310 molecular tests. A total of 3,780,020 molecular tests have been administered in Massachusetts through the pandemic, according to Department of Public Health data.
The seven-day, weighted average of positive tests stands at 0.9%. Through most of September, the rate has stayed at 0.8% or 0.9%, data indicates.
As of Saturday, there are 354 people hospitalized with coronavirus, 77 of whom are in the intensive care unit.
Massachusetts has added Oregon to its list of high-risk states. Starting Saturday, any travelers to or from Oregon must quarantine or get tested. There are 41 states considered high risk for spreading coronavirus. Travelers do not need to quarantine or get tested if they’re coming from Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Vermont and Washington.
Here are the number of coronavirus cases in each Massachusetts county:
Barnstable County: 1,750
Berkshire County: 707
Bristol County: 9,981
Dukes County: 63
Essex County: 19,637
Franklin County: 408
Hampden County: 8,147
Hampshire County: 1,222
Middlesex County: 27,201
Nantucket County: 94
Norfolk County: 10,212
Plymouth County: 9,639
Suffolk County: 24,177
Worcester County: 14,301
Unknown location: 293
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