Mass. Reports 5,632 New COVID-19 Cases, Bringing Total Above 300K
A medical worker conducts a rapid diagnostic test (RPT) for coronavirus.
Massachusetts reported 5,632 new confirmed coronavirus cases and an additional 53 deaths on Friday.
There have now been 11,358 confirmed deaths and 302,933 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Another 252 deaths are considered probably linked to COVID-19.
The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, ticked up to 6.13%, according to the report.
The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 has increased to 1,874. Of that number, 370 were listed as being in intensive care units and 204 are intubated, according to DPH.
Healthcare Questions
Q: Is Taunton publishing daily coronavirus case numbers?
A: Yes. It began doing so Dec. 15. They can be found on the city s continuously updated coronavirus website. The website lists the number of total deaths and active cases. The city of Taunton also has a COVID-19 hotline number that you can call with any questions that you have, (774) 406-5898. For more coronavirus numbers, including rates and total cases, check the state s reporting which is updated daily.
Q: How can people tell if they have COVID-19 instead of a cold or flu?
Dr. Charles Thayer s (Morton Hospital chief medical officer) Answer: It s gonna be very difficult to tell the difference between people who are not very sick with COVID and people who just have the sniffles and have a cold. There are certain defining things that occur with COVID that do not occur with colds or flu, and one of them is loss of taste and smell. So if you have an illness and you feel like you have a cold and you
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The City of Worcester has set another single-week record in new COVID-19 cases, city officials reported Friday, a number boosted in part by an extra reporting day because of Thursday s snowstorm.
The city reported 1,390 new cases in the past week, bringing Worcester s total so far throughout the pandemic to 12,785.
Regardless of the exact reporting period, the city s cases remain around all-time highs, tracking consistently with Worcester County and Massachusetts cases that have generally flattened at all-time highs.
Worcester County surpassed 4,000 new weekly cases in the week ending Thursday for the second straight week, as cases near 34,000 since the pandemic began, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. New Massachusetts cases exceeded 32,000 for the second straight week, with statewide cases totaling more than 292,000.