435 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Massachusetts, 16 additional deaths

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 435 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 122,637.State health officials also confirmed 16 new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state’s confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,987.More than 2.96 million molecular tests for COVID-19 have now been administered in the state to more than 1.94 million individuals. The rolling average of the positive test rate is now approximately 0.8%, DPH reported.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 data.Latest town-by-town breakdown released by state As of Saturday, 331 patients with the coronavirus were hospitalized in Massachusetts, an increase of one patient from what state health officials reported Friday.Of those patients who are currently hospitalized, 64 were reported to be in an intensive care unit. In its weekly report released Wednesday, the DPH said 107,501 patients have been released from isolation, meaning they are considered to have recovered from the coronavirus.PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+New data is published daily around 4 p.m. with the exception of Wednesday’s daily and weekly reports, which are published around 6 p.m.

BOSTON —

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 435 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 122,637.

State health officials also confirmed 16 new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state’s confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,987.

More than 2.96 million molecular tests for COVID-19 have now been administered in the state to more than 1.94 million individuals.

The rolling average of the positive test rate is now approximately 0.8%, DPH reported.

As of Saturday, 331 patients with the coronavirus were hospitalized in Massachusetts, an increase of one patient from what state health officials reported Friday.

Of those patients who are currently hospitalized, 64 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.

In its weekly report released Wednesday, the DPH said 107,501 patients have been released from isolation, meaning they are considered to have recovered from the coronavirus.

New data is published daily around 4 p.m. with the exception of Wednesday’s daily and weekly reports, which are published around 6 p.m.