8,542 new COVID-19 cases, 79 more deaths in holiday-delayed report – WCVB Boston
8,542 new COVID-19 cases, 79 more deaths in holiday-delayed report
Updated: 5:04 PM EST Jan 2, 2021
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 8,542 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 367,987 since the start of the pandemic.Saturday's report includes data from Friday, as a daily report was not released on New Year's Day. The report includes data received from about 12 a.m. Thursday through 11:59 p.m. Friday.The report also added 79 new confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state's total, which is now 12,236. An estimated 79,092 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to state hea...