David Kolis had chills, a high fever and a deep cough as he drove himself to the hospital this month.
A week into the 63-year-oldâs fight with COVID-19, his doctor called to tell him there was something that might help. Monoclonal antibodies therapy, a treatment that President Donald Trump received during his illness, finally was available for widespread emergency use. And Kolis was eligible.
âI was very sick,â Kolis said. âAny help I couldâve got was well-appreciated.â
The therapy would try to give his immune system an assist by mimicking the natural antibodies that he would produce over the course of the illness.
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BY THE NUMBERS: Berkshire County saw two new COVID-19 deaths Monday, raising the total to 131, with the confirmed case count up 56, to 2,733, the state Department of Public Health said.
The DPH said 48 new deaths were reported in Massachusetts on Monday, pushing the statewide total to 11,900. Deaths including those listed as probably caused by COVID-19 are 12,158. Confirmed cases rose 4,060, to 342,764. According to data provided by Johns Hopkins University, at least 229,910 people in Massachusetts with COVID-19 have recovered.
NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES: 80,620 statewide; 959 in Pittsfield; 413 households in quarantine in Pittsfield.
WESTERN MASS. PICTURE: The case totals (and death counts) in neighboring counties as of Monday: Franklin, up eight, to 1,222 (up one, to 91); Hampshire, up 37, to 3,616 (188); Hampden, up 230, to 25,096 (up two, to 1,035).
Police Chief Michael Wynn marches in the procession to Durant Park in June. The chief says he is committed to working with community groups to build a more equitable society. PITTSFIELD, Mass. Pittsfield in 2020 addressed social issues such as police reform, inclusivity, and domestic violence, along with a worldwide pandemic. In June, following weeks of worldwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., at the hands of police, Pittsfield began to look at the Police Department’s use of force policy and saw a number of rallies and protests against police violence.
Oct. 31: 260 cases; 6 deaths
It is âclosing dayâ for PortSmittâs Lakeway Restaurant, the family-run eatery that has fallen victim to the economic pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. Transmission occurs at PortSmittâs on this day, as well as during the preceding few days.
Meanwhile, approximately 20 people arrive at a Pittsfield residence where, health leaders say, there was a Halloween party and masks were not worn consistently indoors. Transmission occurs.
Nov. 3: 269 cases; 6 deaths
The Brick House Pub in Housatonic elects to shut temporarily, after one of its servers learned that others who had attended the same Halloween party had tested positive. The server would go on to test positive, too.
BY THE NUMBERS: Berkshire Countyâs death toll rose by one on Monday to 120. The confirmed COVID-19 case count climbed 37 to 2,482, the state Department of Public Health said.
The DPH said 41 new deaths were reported in Massachusetts, pushing the statewide total to 11,506. Deaths including those listed as probably caused by COVID-19 is 11,759. Confirmed cases rose 3,760 to 314,850. The stateâs surge in cases is made clear by this statistic: More than one-tenth of the total number of confirmed cases to date in Massachusetts were confirmed in just the last week.
According to data provided by Johns Hopkins University, 206,843 people in Massachusetts with COVID-19 have recovered.