1,236 new COVID-19 cases, 18 additional deaths reported in Mass. – WCVB Boston

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,236 confirmed COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the statewide total to 632,707 since the start of the pandemic. State health officials also added 18 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 17,135.So far, about 5.91 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to Massachusetts, of which 86.8% have been administered. So far, about 2.06 million people in the state are fully vaccinated.An estimated 34,675 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 dataLatest town-by-town breakdown released by stateThe report said 705 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 163 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 59 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 77 communities the week before.The state says there have been 571,798 recoveries, according to the latest weekly report.Massachusetts COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalitiesMassachusetts vaccination progressNew data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.