BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts reported 27 newly confirmed coronavirus deaths and more than 571 newly confirmed cases on Monday, pushing the state’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll to more than 8,710 and its confirmed caseload to more than 116,400.
The new deaths and cases are higher than the usual recent daily numbers in part because the Department of Public Health did not publish COVID-19 data on Sunday because of a planned system upgrade, so Monday’s numbers include data from the weekend.
The seven-day weighted average of positive tests was about 1.1%. The true number of cases is likely higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick.
There were more than 300 people reported hospitalized Monday because of COVID-19, while more than 60 were in intensive-care units.
The number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 related deaths at long-term care homes rose to nearly 5,730 or about 64% of all confirmed and probable deaths in Massachusetts attributed to the disease.
The state last week also reported a total of 9,370 probable cases and more than 230 probable COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic - in addition to the confirmed cases.
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