Deaths bounce back to 28

A day after no new coronavirus deaths were reported in Massachusetts for the first time in more than three months, state health officials on Wednesday reported 28 more people have died from the coronavirus and 261 new cases as many key data indicators continue to trend in a positive direction.

The 28 new coronavirus deaths bring the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 8,081, the state Department of Public Health announced. The three-day average of coronavirus daily deaths has dropped from 161 at the start of May to 21 at the end of June.

The state has logged 109,143 cases of the highly contagious disease, an increase of 157 confirmed cases since Tuesday and 104 probable cases. Of the 109,143 total cases, at least 93,157 people have recovered.

Coronavirus hospitalizations went up by 27 patients, bringing the state’s COVID19 hospitalization total to 760. Overall, the statewide hospitalization total has declined by 2,802 since May 5.

There are 123 patients in the ICU, and 65 are currently intubated.

The highest peak of Massachusetts coronavirus hospitalizations was 3,965 on April 21. The three-day average of the number of coronavirus hospitalizations has gone from 3,707 on May 1 to 752 now.

An additional 10,190 tests have brought the state’s total to 1,079,648 tests. The sevenday weighted average of the state’s positive test rate has declined from 16.6% on May 1 to 1.8% now.

Middlesex County has the most confirmed cases in Massachusetts with 23,998 cases, followed by Suffolk County with 19,853 cases.

The state reported 23,458 residents and health care workers at long-term care facilities have now contracted the virus, with 369 facilities reporting at least one case of COVID-19.

Of the state’s 8,081 total coronavirus deaths, 5,127 are connected to long-term care facilities.

The U.S. has recorded more than 2.6 million coronavirus cases — the most cases in the world. More than 127,000 Americans have died, and more than 720,000 have recovered.

There are more than 10.5 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 512,000 deaths. More than 5.3 million people have recovered.