1,920 new COVID-19 cases, 82 additional deaths reported in Mass. – WCVB Boston

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,920 confirmed COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 521,045 since the start of the pandemic. This marks the third straight day that Massachusetts has reported fewer than 2,000 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. The last time such a stretch happened was from Nov. 3 through Nov. 5, 2020.State health officials also added 82 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 14,903. An estimated 52,372 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 1,358 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 309 were reported to be in an intensive care unit. In the state’s weekly report released on Thursday, 153 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, down from 192 communities the week before.The state says there have been 425,717 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.