4,906 new COVID-19 cases, 67 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

Estimated active cases drop to 90,975

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 4,906 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 422,474 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 67 new confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 12,996.An estimated 90,975 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 2,219 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 451 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.In the state’s weekly report released on Thursday, 219 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, up from 190 communities last week. PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.

BOSTON —

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 4,906 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 422,474 since the start of the pandemic.

State health officials also added 67 new confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 12,996.

An estimated 90,975 cases are active across Massachusetts, according to the report.

The report said 2,219 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 451 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.

In the state’s weekly report released on Thursday, 219 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, up from 190 communities last week.

New data is typically published daily around 5 p.m. and weekly reports are typically released on Thursdays, also around 5 p.m.