More than 93,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Massachusetts – WCVB Boston

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported Wednesday that an additional 1,753 people in the state have recovered from COVID-19.As of June 17, weekly data shows that 93,157 patients have been released from isolation, meaning they are considered to have recovered from the virus.Last week, state health officials said 91,404 patients had recovered from COVID-19. The DPH also reported 28 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Wednesday, bringing the state’s total to 8,081.The statewide death toll came down from 8,095 to 8,054 on Tuesday due to ongoing data cleaning, which identifies and removes duplicate reports of COVID-19-related deaths.In addition, state health officials reported 261 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 109,143. Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 data.LIST: Updated town-by-town breakdown released by state DPH began reporting both confirmed cases and probable cases on June 1. Of the new cases reported Wednesday, 104 are probable. None of the newly reported deaths fell into the probable category.State health officials said the addition of probable cases and deaths is part of an effort to continue to offer transparent reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic.As of Wednesday, 760 patients with the virus were hospitalized in Massachusetts. There were 123 COVID-19 patients reported to be in an intensive care unit.PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+New data is published daily around 4 p.m.