Mass. Still Has 0 Towns in COVID Red Zone; 82 New COVID Cases, 3 More Deaths

Massachusetts health officials reported 82 new coronavirus cases and another three deaths on Thursday as the number of towns in the high-risk red zone and moderate-risk yellow zone for COVID remained at zero.

Massachusetts' confirmed case total is now at 663,048, with the death toll standing at 17,593 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 Tuesday.

Once above 30%, Massachusetts' seven-day average of positive tests ticked down to 0.4%.

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The number of patients in Massachusetts hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 cases held at 115. Of those currently hospitalized, 34 are listed as being in intensive care units and 18 are intubated.

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Health officials' projection of active COVID-19 cases fell again to 2,121 from 2,251 on Wednesday.

Nearly 8.4 million vaccine doses have been administered in Massachusetts: over 4.3 million first shots and nearly 3.8 million second shots of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines as well as more than 267,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Health officials reported that 4,042,011 Bay State residents have been fully vaccinated as of Wednesday.