Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported 14 new coronavirus deaths and 256 new cases, as the average positive test rate remained below 2%.
Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported 14 new coronavirus deaths and 256 new cases, as the average positive test rate remained below 2%. The 14 new coronavirus deaths bring the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 8,551, the state Department of Public Health announced. The three-day average of coronavirus daily deaths has dropped from 161 at the start of May to 12 now. The state has logged 116,182 cases of the highly contagious disease, an increase of 178 confirmed cases and 78 probable cases since Monday.
