2,362 new COVID-19 cases, 35 additional deaths reported in Mass. – WCVB Boston

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 2,362 confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 590,961 since the start of the pandemic.This marks the third straight day that the DPH has reported more than 2,000 new confirmed cases. The last time that happened was from Feb. 5-7.State health officials also added 35 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 16,746.As of Saturday, a total of 3.75 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 3.3 million doses — or 88.1% — have been administered. So far, 2.07 million people have received at least one dose and 1.23 million people are fully vaccinated in Massachusetts.An estimated 29,806 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 654 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 143 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 32 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, up from 20 communities the week before. State health officials say there have been 540,018 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.