Massachusetts health officials reported 55 new coronavirus cases and another two deaths on Tuesday as the state notched its 4 millionth vaccination and the number of estimated active cases fell below 2,500.
Gov. Charlie Baker thanked the state for reaching the milestone, even as he announced a new series of $1 million lotteries to reinvigorate the vaccination drive.
Massachusetts' confirmed case total is now at 662,910, with the death toll standing at 17,586 since the start of the pandemic.
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The state's COVID data, tracked on the Department of Public Health's interactive coronavirus dashboard, has fallen far enough that its state of emergency declaration expired at midnight.
Once above 30%, Massachusetts' seven-day average of positive tests is again at 0.42%.
The number of patients in Massachusetts hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 cases fell to 124. Of those currently hospitalized, 43 are listed as being in intensive care units and 26 are intubated.
Health officials' projection of active COVID-19 cases decreased again to 2,429 from 2,636 on Monday.
More than 8.3 million vaccine doses have been administered in Massachusetts: over 4.3 million first shots and above 3.7 million second shots of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines as well as more than 265,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Health officials reported that 4,003,540 Bay State residents have been fully vaccinated as of Sunday.
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