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1,046 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Mass., largest one-day report since May 1
Updated: 5:14 PM EDT Aug 5, 2021
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,046 confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, the biggest single-day report since May 1. That brings the total number of statewide cases to 677,433 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added two confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 17,725.According to Thursday’s daily report from the DPH, 264 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 55 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.More than 4.3 million of Massachusetts’ 7.03 million residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the DPH.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 dataLatest town-by-town breakdown released by state Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalitiesMassachusetts vaccination progressNew data is typically published weekdays around 5 p.m., with weekend data included in Monday’s report. Weekly data reports are typically released on Thursdays at around 5 p.m.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,046 confirmed COVID-19 cases Thursday, the biggest single-day report since May 1.
That brings the total number of statewide cases to 677,433 since the start of the pandemic.
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State health officials also added two confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 17,725.
According to Thursday’s daily report from the DPH, 264 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 55 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.
More than 4.3 million of Massachusetts’ 7.03 million residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the DPH.
Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalities
Massachusetts vaccination progress
New data is typically published weekdays around 5 p.m., with weekend data included in Monday’s report. Weekly data reports are typically released on Thursdays at around 5 p.m.