BOSTON (WHDH) – The Department of Public Health reported 162 newly confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday.
A total of 111,533 cases have been reported so far in Massachusetts and 32 new deaths elevating the confirmed virus-related death toll to 8,470 statewide.
On July 15, the Trump administration ordered hospitals to send their data to the White House instead of first being sent to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1,783 are from Barnstable County, 666 are from Berkshire County, 9,272 are from Bristol County, 66 from Dukes County, 17,617 from Essex County, 409 from Franklin County, 7,541 from Hampden County, 1,158 from Hampshire County, 26,156 from Middlesex County, 10,515 from Norfolk County, 34 from Nantucket County, 9,193 from Plymouth County, 21,631 from Suffolk County, 13,525 from Worcester County and 308 are unknown, according to the DPH.
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.
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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.
The average age of coronavirus patient is 51-years-old and the average age of death is 82.
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 99,021 individuals have completed their quarantine while about 3,912 remain.
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