BOSTON (WHDH) – The Department of Public Health reported 2,982 newly confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday.
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A total of 510,148 cases have been reported so far in Massachusetts with an estimated 59,934 active cases. The seven-day average positivity rate of 3.16 percent has decreased 0.13 percent from Thursday’s report.
A total of 74 new deaths were confirmed, elevating the confirmed virus-related death toll to 14,563 statewide.
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One thousand, five hundred and three people are currently hospitalized and 322 are currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.
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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As of February 3, 9,817 people under the age of 19 have tested positive. The highest rate of positives per age group.
Ages 20-29 came in next with 8,504, followed by 30-39 year-olds at 7,001. The lowest reported age group was those over 80 with just 1,823 confirmed cases.
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