BOSTON (WHDH) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has begun releasing data on both probable and confirmed cases of coronavirus elevating the total number of cases to 109,143 on Wednesday and 8,081 virus-related deaths.
Of the 261 new coronavirus cases, 104 are newly probable and 157 are newly confirmed.
Of the 28 new deaths, all have been confirmed.
Monday, June 1 was the first day that the government began reporting probable and confirmed cases under recommendation from the CDC. Probable cases are defined as individuals who have not been tested by the standard viral (molecular) test.
They have either had a positive antibody test and either had COVID symptoms or were likely to be exposed to a positive case or did not have an antibody test but had COVID symptoms and were known to be exposed to a positive case.
Probable cases also include individuals whose death certificate listed COVID-19 as a cause of death but who were not tested.
The county break-down now includes probable case counts.
1,542 are from Barnstable County, 597 are from Berkshire County, 8,236 are from Bristol County, 50 from Dukes County, 16,122 from Essex County, 370 from Franklin County, 6,791 from Hampden County, 965 from Hampshire County, 23,998 from Middlesex County, 9,184 from Norfolk County, 17 from Nantucket County, 8,696 from Plymouth County, 19,853 from Suffolk County, 12,376 from Worcester County and 346 are unknown, according to the DPH.
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Symptoms of coronavirus include fever, cough, and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. Reported worldwide illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death.
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person, typically between people who are in close contact with one another and via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
On June 30, the state reported zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time in months.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s latest coronavirus quarantine update shows that about 69,190 Bay State residents have been either monitored or quarantined for the disease since the pandemic began.
About 66,921 of those individuals have completed their quarantine while about 2,269 remain.
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