Massachusetts public health officials reported 21 more deaths from COVID-19 and 550 new cases on Saturday as the United States logged 69,000 new infections, the highest daily number since July.
Massachusetts public health officials reported 21 more deaths from COVID-19 and 550 new cases on Saturday as the United States logged 69,000 new infections, the country’s highest daily number since July. The 21 new deaths bring the confirmed COVID-19 toll in Massachusetts to 9,503, while the total number of fatalities from both confirmed and probable cases now stands at 9,723. The three-day average number of deaths was 21 as of Wednesday, the last day for which data was available from the Department of Public Health, up from a low of nine in September.
