Five deaths, 239 new COVID-19 cases on Cape and Islands
There were 8,224 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, increasing the total number of cases to 1,830,211 since the pandemic began, th...
There were 8,224 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, increasing the total number of cases to 1,830,211 since the pandemic began, the state Department of Public Health reported on Thursday. In their weekly report, state officials also noted 845 new probable cases of coronavirus for a statewide total of 166,243. As of Aug. 17, 176 patients were primarily hospitalized with COVID-19-related illnesses and 582 total patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the state agency reported. Sixty-four patients were in intensive care units, or ICUs, and 24 patients were intubated.