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1,392 new COVID-19 cases, 12 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

Hospitalizations drop below 600 for first time since March 20

1,392 new COVID-19 cases, 12 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

Hospitalizations drop below 600 for first time since March 20

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1,392 new COVID-19 cases, 12 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

Hospitalizations drop below 600 for first time since March 20

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,392 confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 643,428 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 12 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state's total, which is now 17,227.So far, about 6.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to Massachusetts, of which 85.0% have been administered. So far, about 2.44 million people in the state are fully vaccinated. An estimated 27,321 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 dataLatest town-by-town breakdown released by stateThe report said 594 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 153 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.The reported number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is the lowest it has been since March 20.In the DPH's weekly report released on Thursday, 48 communities were in the "Red," or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 59 communities last week.The state says there have been 585,760 recoveries, according to the latest weekly report.Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalitiesMassachusetts vaccination progressNew 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 1,392 confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 643,428 since the start of the pandemic.

State health officials also added 12 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state's total, which is now 17,227.

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So far, about 6.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to Massachusetts, of which 85.0% have been administered. So far, about 2.44 million people in the state are fully vaccinated.

An estimated 27,321 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report.

The report said 594 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 153 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.

The reported number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is the lowest it has been since March 20.

In the DPH's weekly report released on Thursday, 48 communities were in the "Red," or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 59 communities last week.

The state says there have been 585,760 recoveries, according to the latest weekly report.


Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalities

Massachusetts vaccination progress

New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.