Mass. Reports 3,760 More COVID Cases, 41 New Deaths
Massachusetts reported 3,760 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday and an additional 41 deaths.
There have now been 11,506 confirmed deaths and 314,850 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Another 253 deaths are considered probably linked to COVID-19.
The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, has ticked up to 5.9%, according to the report.
The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 has increased to 1,991. Of that number, 410 were listed as being in intensive care units and 215 are intubated, according to DPH.
During a Monday news conference, Gov. Charlie Baker once again pleaded with residents to not travel for Christmas as cases have dramatically spiked since Thanksgiving. He also warned that a second surge could further inundate the state s health care system.
Updated on December 21, 2020 at 7:27 pm
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Health care workers in Massachusetts began receiving the country s second approved coronavirus vaccine Monday, developed by Cambridge-based Moderna.
There were cheers at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center when Dr. Jaime Gallegos became its first staffer to get the injection. He held a sign in his lap saying, Take that, COVID!
Gallegos called the vaccine s rollout a great milestone, and added, I feel really grateful, with the community.
VIDEO: Dr. Jaime Gallegos is the first to receive the Moderna vaccine at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. @NBC10Boston@NECNpic.twitter.com/mU8dDCL1rh Alysha Palumbo NBC10 Boston (@AlyshaNBCBoston) December 21, 2020