Massachusetts COVID cases fall 33%, virus hospitalizations tick down

State well being officers on Tuesday reported a seamless drop in new COVID circumstances, as virus hospitalizations additionally saved heading downward.

The Massachusetts Division of Public Well being reported 1,368 COVID infections, a 33% lower from 2,040 circumstances final Tuesday.

The omicron BA.2 variant and the BA.2.12.1 subvariant have been contributing to a latest spike in circumstances. The Boston-area COVID-19 wastewater knowledge had been rising, however then the predictive wastewater ranges began falling once more as reported circumstances locally additionally drop.

The seven-day common of recent confirmed virus circumstances is now 1,221, down 69% from the day by day common of three,938 infections in mid-Could.

The state’s common % positivity is now 5.92%, a dip from the speed of 6.81% presently final week.

State well being officers reported 22 COVID deaths, bringing the state’s whole recorded demise toll to twenty,789. The 22 new deaths are from Saturday via Monday. The day by day common of COVID deaths is now eight. The demise fee had been a lot increased after omicron hospitalizations surged.

After COVID hospitalizations dropped by 28 sufferers, the state’s general affected person rely is now 522 sufferers. Hospitalizations have been falling in latest weeks.

The state reported that 36 sufferers are in intensive care models, and 9 sufferers are at the moment intubated.

Of the general 522 hospitalized sufferers, 32% of the sufferers had been primarily hospitalized resulting from COVID, whereas 68% of the sufferers had been thought of incidental COVID hospitalizations.

Nearly 5.4 million individuals are totally vaccinated, and greater than 3 million individuals have acquired a booster dose. Additionally, the state reported 536,983 extra boosters have been administered.