Massachusetts
Massachusetts COVID cases decline 45%, hospitalizations go up
State well being officers on Wednesday reported fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 instances, as virus transmission charges proceed to say no throughout the Bay State.
The Massachusetts Division of Public Well being on Wednesday reported 1,713 new COVID instances, down 45% from final Wednesday’s whole of three,084 infections. Testing was decrease in comparison with final week, nevertheless.
Omicron subvariants have sparked a latest rise in COVID instances, however an infection counts have been declining within the final couple of weeks. The day by day common of reported instances is now 1,528 infections, a drop from almost 4,000 day by day instances in mid-Might.
The state’s common p.c positivity is now 7.72%, down from 8.33% at the moment final week. The p.c positivity for Wednesday’s report was 7.45%.
State well being officers on Wednesday reported 28 COVID deaths, bringing the state’s whole recorded demise toll to twenty,627. Deaths reported over the vacation weekend had been included within the Wednesday knowledge.
The day by day common of COVID deaths is now six. The demise fee had been a lot larger after omicron hospitalizations surged.
After COVID hospitalizations ticked up by 19 sufferers, the state’s general affected person rely is now 695 sufferers. Complete hospitalizations had been going up after the latest soar in infections, however hospitalizations dropped within the final week.
Throughout the state, there are actually 79 coronavirus sufferers in intensive care items, and 33 sufferers are intubated.
Of the 695 hospitalized COVID-19 sufferers statewide, 35% of the sufferers had been reported as being hospitalized as a result of COVID-19 — and 65% of the sufferers had been reported as testing constructive whereas hospitalized for different causes.
Practically 5.4 million individuals in Massachusetts are actually totally vaccinated, and greater than 3 million individuals have gotten a booster dose. Additionally, 488,233 further booster doses have been administered.