1,831 new COVID-19 cases, 8 additional deaths reported in Mass wcvb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wcvb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Another 339 deaths are considered probably linked to COVID-19, health officials said.
Massachusetts coronavirus metrics had been trending downward to start the year, though some, like the average number of new cases per day and average number of tests returning positive, have leveled off in recent weeks, according to the Department of Public Health s interactive coronavirus dashboard. The figures reported daily are important for tracking trends with the virus spread, though a single-day change may not reflect a larger trend, and may reflect incomplete data.
The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, effectively held steady at 2.2%, a slight decrease from a day earlier.
Things are looking a lot better in Massachusetts of late.
Since March 18, the seven-day average number of daily vaccines being administered in the state has risen steadily, from a rate of 54,436 a day up to 83,235 on Friday, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. That s a nearly 53% increase.
On Friday itself, the state doled on nearly 113,000 doses. It was the most on a single day so far, and first time Massachusetts reported over 100,000.
The average number of people who are becoming fully vaccinated each day has also been accelerating since March 23, when the rate was 23,474 new people a day. As of Friday, it was up to 38,223.
In February, the vaccination effort in Massachusetts was still getting off to a rocky start.
The state ranked 42nd out of the 50 states in vaccinations per capita, was using an unreliable $438K registration website and had received failing grades in a report from Harvard Kennedy School. Gov. Charlie Baker, whose handling of the coronavirus pandemic had garned support north of 80% last June, admitted on Feb. 3, I m not happy with where we are. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Things are looking a lot better in Massachusetts of late.
Since March 18, the seven-day average number of daily vaccines being administered in the state has risen steadily, from a rate of 54,436 a day up to 83,235 on Friday, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. That s a nearly 53% increase.