Massachusetts health officials on Monday reported 717 new coronavirus cases from over the weekend, as virus infections continue to rise amid the more contagious COVID variant.
Health officials on Monday reported 717 new coronavirus cases from over the weekend, as virus infections continue to rise in the state amid the more contagious COVID-19 variant. Case counts have been jumping in the last two weeks following the Fourth of July weekend with the delta variant circulating the Bay State. Four more virus deaths were reported over the weekend, as deaths remain near record-low levels amid the vaccine rollout. The seven-day average of deaths is now 1.4, slightly up from the pandemic low of 1.
