BOSTON – The Massachusetts Division of Public Well being reported 7,790 new confirmed COVID circumstances over the previous week. There have been 49 further deaths reported.
New numbers are actually launched Thursdays after Massachusetts switched to a weekly report earlier this summer time. Now, every report represents seven days of information.
The seven-day weighted common of optimistic assessments in Massachusetts is now 7.61%. Final week, the positivity charge was 7.84%.
As of August 31, there have been 199 sufferers primarily hospitalized for COVID. There are 56 sufferers in intensive care.
Well being officers mentioned the entire variety of confirmed circumstances within the state is now 1,845,953. The full variety of confirmed deaths within the state is now 20,112.
