2,263 new COVID-19 cases, 30 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts – WCVB Boston

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 2,263 confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the statewide total to 605,055 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 30 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, which is now 16,938.Saturday’s vaccination report set a new record for the state with 97,690 doses administered. So far, a total of 4.51 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped to the state, of which 84.9% have been administered. So far, 1.45 million people are fully vaccinated in Massachusetts.An estimated — 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 707 patients with confirmed coronavirus cases were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 164 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.In the DPH’s weekly report released on Thursday, 55 communities were in the “Red,” or at high risk of COVID-19, up from 32 communities the week before.State health officials say there have been 549,422 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.