Public health officials reported 2,781 new coronavirus cases and 98 more deaths on Friday, as the number of fatalities linked to long-term care facilities crossed 8,000.
Public health officials reported 2,781 new coronavirus cases and 98 more deaths on Friday, as the number of fatalities linked to long-term care facilities crossed 8,000. There have now been 8,030 deaths linked to confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities, according to the Department of Public Health. Deaths in long-term care facilities account for more than half of the state’s death toll. The 98 new fatalities reported statewide on Friday bring the Bay State’s toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases to 14,154.
