1,316 new COVID-19 cases, 46 additional deaths reported in Mass. – WCVB Boston

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,316 confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 539,644 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 46 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 15,508. As of Sunday, a total of 1,686,160 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 1,413,889 — or 83.9% — have been administered. So far, 389,087 people have received both doses in Massachusetts. An estimated 35,874 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 state The report said 927 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 234 reported to be in an intensive care unit. In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 66 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 110 communities the week before. The state says there have been 477,796 recoveries, according to the latest weekly report.New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.