State health officials confirmed another 1,677 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, which is based on 106,263 new molecular tests, according to the Department of Public Health.
Officials also announced another 25 COVID-related fatalities, bringing the death toll from the pandemic to 15,992.
As of Friday, there are roughly 27,382 active infections statewide. Since the pandemic began, officials have confirmed 556,307 total COVID-19 cases across the state. COVID hospitalizations continue declining, with 716 being reported as of Friday, including 108 patients in intensive care.
But last week, there was a slight uptick in new infections, which comes after six consecutive weeks of decline. The state saw 10,469 new cases last week after the previous week’s 10,386, but those numbers can change based on the number of tests currently reported.
There seven-day average of positive tests stands at 1.82%.
New cases continue to be highest among the 0-19 age group, with 5,464 cases reported over the last two weeks, according to the Department of Public Health. Twenty-somethings makeup the second largest age bracket, with 4,570 reported over those two weeks.
To date, roughly 19.5% of Massachusetts — 1,341,520 people — has received at least one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 1.8 million shots have been administered.
Friday’s data comes a day after Gov. Charlie Baker announced that the mass vaccination site at Fenway Park will move to Hynes Convention Center in the coming days.
Health officials said there are now 19 cities and towns classified as “high risk” for the spread of COVID-19. Last week, the number was 28, continuing a steep week-over-week decline since the height of the second surge in January. Statistics show the number of residents living in a high risk community fell by 32.5% this week.
Here is a list of the cities and towns at highest risk by county:
Bristol County: Fall River, Freetown, New Bedford
Essex County: Haverhill, Lawrence, Lynn, Methuen, Peabody
Hampden County: Chicopee, Ludlow, Springfield
Hampshire County: Hadley
Norfolk County: Plainville, Weymouth
Plymouth County: West Bridgewater
Worcester County: Blackstone, Clinton, Sterling, Sutton
Barnstable, Berkshire, Dukes, Franklin, Middlesex, Nantucket and Suffolk counties did not have any cities or towns in the so-called red zone.
Total COVID cases by county:
Barnstable County: 10,256
Berkshire County: 4,893
Bristol County: 56,172
Dukes County: 872
Essex County: 84,395
Franklin County: 2,005
Hampden County: 42,375
Hampshire County: 7,574
Middlesex County: 112,945
Nantucket County: 1,177
Norfolk County: 46,068
Plymouth County: 40,758
Suffolk County: 79,200
Worcester County: 66,154
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