Massachusetts health officials on Wednesday reported 29 new coronavirus deaths and 356 new cases, as the average positive test rate ticked up to 2% for the first time in a month.
Massachusetts health officials on Wednesday reported 29 new coronavirus deaths and 356 new cases, as the average positive test rate ticked up to 2% for the first time in a month.
The 14 new coronavirus deaths bring the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 8,580, 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 15 now.
The state has logged 116,684 cases of the highly contagious disease, an increase of 356 confirmed cases and 146 probable cases since Tuesday. Of the 116,684 total cases, at least 97,595 people have recovered.
