Cases up 827, highest since spring

15 new deaths brings state total to 9,753

15 new COVID-19 deaths brings state total to 9,753.

Massachusetts health officials on Monday reported 15 new coronavirus deaths and 827 new cases — the highest day of cases in the state since the spring following weeks of case counts between 500 and 700.

The 827 new cases brings the state total to 144,488. The 15 new deaths bring the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 9,753 the state Department of Public Health said.

Despite Monday’s high case count, the three-day average of hospitalizations and the number of hospitals using surge capacity went down while the seven-day positive test rate and three-day average of deaths stayed the same as Sunday.

The seven-day weighted average of the state’s positive test rate held stable at 1.2% on Monday.

The highest peak of Massachusetts’ coronavirus hospitalizations was 3,965 on April 21. The three-day average of coronavirus hospitalizations was 499 over the weekend and went down to 494.

There are no hospitals currently using surge capacity. Coronavirus hospitalizations went up by 17 patients, bringing the state’s COVID-19 hospitalization total to 500. There are 86 patients in the ICU and 33 are intubated.

The three-day average of coronavirus daily deaths has dropped from a peak of 161 in May to 18 now.

Of the state’s total coronavirus deaths, 6,288 are connected to long-term care facilities and 25,301 residents and health care workers of long-term care facilities have been infected with the virus.

An additional 17,654 tests have brought the state’s total to more than 5.2 million tests.