Thirty-two new coronavirus deaths were reported in Massachusetts on Thursday, the third straight day of more than 30 deaths from COVID-19 in the Bay State.
The 32 new deaths bring the state total to 154, the state Department of Public Health announced.
One of the new deaths reported was a woman in her 30s with pre-existing conditions. This came a day after the state reported the death of a man in his 30s with pre-existing conditions. They are the youngest people to die in Massachusetts from the virus, according to the state’s reported deaths.
The other 31 new deaths on Thursday ranged from those in their 50s to 90s. Ten of those 31 people had pre-existing conditions, DPH reported. State officials said they do not know if the other 21 people had pre-existing conditions.
DPH also reported 1,228 new cases of the highly contagious disease since Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed cases in Massachusetts to 8,966.
Suffolk County has the most confirmed cases with 1,896, followed by Middlesex County with 1,870.
At least 197 residents of long-term care facilities have tested positive, according to DPH. Eighty-five long-term care facilities have reported at least one case.
At least 813 people in Massachusetts have been hospitalized for coronavirus, and 2,684 people have not been hospitalized. The remaining cases — 5,469 — are under investigation.
The total number of tests in Massachusetts went up to 56,608 on Thursday, an increase of 4,870 from the day before.
More than 235,000 people in the U.S. have tested positive for coronavirus — the most confirmed cases in the world. More than 5,500 people have died in the U.S.
New York is the nation’s top coronavirus hot spot with 2,373 deaths and 92,381 confirmed cases.
Worldwide, more than 1 million cases have been confirmed and more than 52,000 deaths have been recorded. More than 210,000 people around the globe have recovered.
