5,356 new COVID-19 cases, 41 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts

Active cases estimated at 54,199

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 5,356 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday based on 106,116 new molecular test results that were reported.That brings the statewide case total to 242,812 since the start of the pandemic.The report also included an additional 41 COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the statewide total to 10,715.An estimated 54,199 cases are active across the state, according to Saturday’s report.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 dataLatest town-by-town breakdown released by state As of Saturday, 1,428 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 283 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.A weekly report from the DPH, released Thursday, revealed that 97 communities are in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, up from 81 communities last week. PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+New data is 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 5,356 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday based on 106,116 new molecular test results that were reported.

That brings the statewide case total to 242,812 since the start of the pandemic.

The report also included an additional 41 COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the statewide total to 10,715.

An estimated 54,199 cases are active across the state, according to Saturday’s report.

As of Saturday, 1,428 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 283 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.

A weekly report from the DPH, released Thursday, revealed that 97 communities are in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, up from 81 communities last week.

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