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 102,557 on Friday and 7,235 virus-related deaths.
Of the 494 new coronavirus cases, 74 are newly probable and 420 are newly confirmed.
Of the 35 deaths, all are 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.
1,446 are from Barnstable County, 571 are from Berkshire County, 7,573 are from Bristol County, 42 from Dukes County, 15,064 from Essex County, 337 from Franklin County, 6,297 from Hampden County, 900 from Hampshire County, 22,583 from Middlesex County, 8,646 from Norfolk County, 14 from Nantucket County, 8,313 from Plymouth County, 18,858 from Suffolk County, 11,600 from Worcester County and 313 are unknown, according to the DPH.
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.
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