Massachusetts COVID-19 report issued as country passes 100,000 fatalities

Thursday, Massachusetts saw a more leveling off of COVID-19 numbers as statistics overall have been on a downward trend.

Massachusetts has seen 675 more positive cases announced in the last 24 hours. An increase from the previous 24 hour period.

The Massachusetts Department of Health statistics show a rise in total cases to 94,895 with 93 more reported dead for a total of 6,640.

Massachusetts had seen 527 more positive cases in the previous 24 hour period.

10,179 tests were performed, over 3,500 more than the total released yesterday, to increase the overall total to 562,323.

Hospitalizations have decreased in 14 of the last 16 days. In today’s report, yesterday’s hospitalization number stayed the same.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health COVID-19 Dashboard

Cases by City and Town as of May 27th

Count and Rate (per 100,000) of Confirmed COVID-19Casesand Persons Tested1in MA by City/Town, January 1, 2020 –May 27, 2020

Massachusetts residents subject to COVID-19 quarantine by current status up to May 26th
• Total of individuals subject to quarantine: 59,565
• Total of individuals who have completed monitoring (no longer in quarantine): 46,354
• Total of individuals currently undergoing monitoring/under quarantine: 13,211

According to the CDC, as of May 28th, the total amount of cases in the country is 1,698,523 with 100,446 dead.

Tuesday in the COVID-19 update news conference, Governor Charlie Baker stated that we are past the surge of coronavirus cases.