96 new deaths logged in state

Ninety-six new coronavirus deaths were reported in Massachusetts Tuesday, along with more than 1,300 new cases of the highly contagious disease.

The 96 reported deaths bring the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 356, the state Department of Public Health announced.

The nearly 100 new deaths are the largest oneday increase for Massachusetts, though the number reflects both deaths from the past 24 hours and also from over the weekend, according to DPH.

“DPH receives reports of deaths from more than one source that are then matched to laboratory confirmed cases and reported out as quickly as possible,” DPH said in a statement.

The previous largest oneday reported jump was 38 deaths on Friday.

The new reported deaths ranged from people in their 40s to 100s.

The state now has 15,202 confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease, an increase of 1,365 cases since Monday.

At least 1,435 people in

Massachusetts have been hospitalized for coronavirus.

Suffolk County has the most confirmed cases in Massachusetts with 3,245 cases, followed by Middlesex County with 3,187 cases.

Essex County has 1,841 cases, Norfolk County has 1,592 cases, Plymouth County has 1,194 cases, and Worcester County has 1,172 cases.

Boston has had 2,287 confirmed cases and 25 deaths.

The state reported 958 residents and health care workers at long-term care facilities have now contracted the virus, with 129 facilities reporting at least one case of COVID-19.

An additional 4,915 tests have brought the state’s total to 81,344 tests.

The U.S. has recorded more than 385,000 cases as of Tuesday — the most cases in the world. More than 12,000 Americans have died.

New York is the country’s hot spot with more than 5,400 deaths and 138,000 cases.

There are more than 1.4 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 81,000 deaths. More than 295,000 people have recovered.