Massachusetts health officials reported 5,160 new COVID-19 cases and 112 new deaths in the last week, with the new data released Thursday.
In total, there have been 2,005,433 cases and 21,938 deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
WATCH ANYTIME FOR FREE
 |
Stream NBC10 Boston news for free, 24/7, wherever you are. |
Massachusetts' COVID data, tracked on the Department of Public Health's interactive coronavirus dashboard, shows a decrease in overall cases and hospitalizations. It's reported that as of Jan. 31 there were 211 people primarily hospitalized for COVID-19 and a total of 744 hospitalized patients who have the virus. Of the total hospitalizations, 78 were in intensive care and 32 were intubated.
Massachusetts COVID-19 wastewater data from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has seen levels trending down over the past month.
Get updates on what's happening in Boston to your inbox. Sign up for our News Headlines newsletter.
The state's seven-day average positivity was listed at 8.31% Thursday, compared to 9.35% last week.
More on COVID-19
The data we have for the highest case counts is from the omicron surge at the beginning of 2022, when average daily case counts reached over 28,000 and hospitalizations peaked at around 3,300.
Experts have said that case count reporting became a less accurate indicator during the omicron surge, given the difficulties in getting tested. Now, widespread use of rapid tests means that some results go unreported.
Millions of vaccine doses have been administered in Massachusetts.
