BOSTON (WHDH) – The Department of Public Health reported 320 newly confirmed coronavirus cases Friday.
A total of 111,853 cases have been reported so far in Massachusetts and 18 new deaths elevating the confirmed virus-related death toll to 8,488 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.
1,794 are from Barnstable County, 667 are from Berkshire County, 9,295 are from Bristol County, 66 from Dukes County, 17,699 from Essex County, 410 from Franklin County, 7,556 from Hampden County, 1,162 from Hampshire County, 26,254 from Middlesex County, 10,554 from Norfolk County, 36 from Nantucket County, 9,212 from Plymouth County, 21,717 from Suffolk County, 13,555 from Worcester County and 314 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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