State’s given 2.5M doses

Massachusetts health officials on Sunday reported that more than 55,000 coronavirus vaccine doses were given during the most recent day of vaccine data, as the state’s grand total surpassed 2.5 million shots since they became available in December.

The state Department of Public Health’s daily vaccination report on Sunday showed 2,522,847 total doses have been administered — 1,614,294 people who have received at least one dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine; 848,237 people who have received both doses of Pfizer or Moderna; and 60,316 people who have received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

That’s an increase of 55,455 shots from Saturday’s statewide total. The previous daily vaccinations were 50,612 doses; 63,372 doses; 64,475 doses; and 59,450 doses.

Overall, 908,553 people in Massachusetts have been fully vaccinated.

More than 2.8 million doses have been shipped to the Bay State, and 89% of total doses shipped to the state have been administered.

Sunday’s tally of 1,508 new virus cases follows the recent trend of infection counts plateauing in the 1,000 to 2,000 range. The seven-day average of confirmed cases is now 1,135 cases, a decline from 6,241 cases in the first week of January.

The state’s count of estimated active cases is down to 26,459 cases, a drop from 98,750 cases at the start of the year.

Sunday’s 30 new virus deaths bring the state’s total recorded death toll to 16,645. The seven-day average of daily deaths is now 29, down from 77 daily deaths in late January. That figure peaked at 175 daily deaths in late April.

Statewide hospitalizations have also been decreasing. Hospitalizations on Sunday went down by seven patients, bringing the total to 636 patients.

The seven-day average of the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 has declined from 2,347 patients at the start of January to an average of 666 patients now.

Of the state’s 16,645 total deaths from the virus, 8,755 deaths have been in longterm care facilities.