Updated: 5:02 PM EDT Apr 25, 2021 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,085 confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 640,399 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added six confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state s total, which is now 17,199.So far, about 6.65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to Massachusetts, of which 85.4% have been administered. So far, about 2.32 million people in the state are fully vaccinated. An estimated 29,563 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 641 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 152 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.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
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Another 1,085 cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths were confirmed by health officials in Massachusetts on Sunday.
The state has now had a total of 640,399 confirmed cases, while the death toll rises to 17,199, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. There were no new probable deaths linked to COVID-19 reported Sunday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
On Sunday, the seven-day average of positive tests was at 1.74%, another drop from Saturday s 1.89%. This is the lowest rate in over six months, since Oct. 23, 2020, according to the the Department of Public Health s interactive coronavirus dashboard.
CVS, Walgreens to start administering Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine again
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CVS and Walgreens are slated to begin administering the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine again after the federal government temporarily pressed pause on the use of the vaccine due to concerns about blood clots developing in a small number of inoculated women, WCVB reported.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration announced Friday the federal government will resume the use of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC and FDA had recommended the pause out of an abundance of caution due to the extremely rare but severe type of blood clot, called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or CVST, reported in six women nationwide.
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State DPH identifies services Baystate Health must address before closing Mary Lane Outpatient Center in Ware
Updated 12:26 PM;
The Springfield-based provider has been asked to respond in early May.
Baystate Health plans to close the emergency department by June and shutter the facility completely within two years.
In an April 16 letter to Baystate Health, the state DPH says they have 15 days from receipt of the notification to respond. The department oversees requests when a provider wants to close a hospital or eliminate essential services,
“The plan the Hospital submits to the Department will be reviewed to determine if it appropriately assures access to the essential services in question following the plans to close the Satellite Emergency Facility and discontinue other hospital-based services at Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center,” the state DPH wrote.