Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported that 76 more people have died from the coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases increased by 873.
Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported that 76 more people have died from the coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases increased by 873.
Coronavirus hospitalizations continued to drop, a decrease of 61 patients, bringing the Bay State COVID-19 hospitalization total to 2,472. The statewide hospitalization total has declined by 1,090 since May 5.
The 76 new deaths bring the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 5,938, the state Department of Public Health announced. The three-day average of coronavirus daily deaths has dropped from 159 at the start of May to 82 now.
