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Worcester County has surpassed 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a somber milestone less than a year after the pandemic first hit the region.
The 2,000th death was recorded in the same week the United States hit its own bleak mark: 500,000 deaths. The city of Worcester surpassed 400 deaths.
Those numbers come as cases continue a sharp fall nationally and across Massachusetts, though less so in Worcester County. New cases were roughly flat in Worcester County in the past week through Thursday, coming as the region stands out from other Massachusetts counties for unusually high number of cases linked to a variant first found in the United Kingdom believed to be both more contagious and possibly more deadly.
Mayor s Office says 8 more city residents have died
WCVB and Herald News Staff
BOSTON The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,928 confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 545,624 since the start of the pandemic.
Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan s office said in a release on Thursday that there have been 131 new cases in the city since last week. Eight more Fall River residents have also died of COVID in the last week.
There have been 12,184 cases in the city since the pandemic began, and 316 people have died.
State health officials also added 33 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state s total, which is now 15,657.
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