Health officials report 304 new COVID-19 cases, 15 additional deaths
Updated: 4:20 PM EDT Jul 30, 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 304 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and confirmed 15 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Thursday, bringing the state’s confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,375.The state has now recorded a total of 109,400 confirmed cases in Massachusetts.State health officials said a technical error by a hospital group caused a delay in its laboratory test results being reported to the DPH. The newly-reported test results were included in Thursday’s dashboard and are reflected in the case totals.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 data.LIST: Updated town-by-town breakdown released by state As of Thursday, 367 patients with the coronavirus were hospitalized in Massachusetts. Of those patients, 55 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.As of July 29, weekly data shows that 97,595 patients have been released from isolation, meaning they are considered to have recovered from the virus.PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+New data is published daily around 4 p.m.
BOSTON —
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 304 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and confirmed 15 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Thursday, bringing the state’s confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,375.
The state has now recorded a total of 109,400 confirmed cases in Massachusetts.
State health officials said a technical error by a hospital group caused a delay in its laboratory test results being reported to the DPH. The newly-reported test results were included in Thursday’s dashboard and are reflected in the case totals.
As of Thursday, 367 patients with the coronavirus were hospitalized in Massachusetts. Of those patients, 55 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.
As of July 29, weekly data shows that 97,595 patients have been released from isolation, meaning they are considered to have recovered from the virus.
New data is published daily around 4 p.m.