Thursday was the second deadliest day for Massachusetts during the coronavirus pandemic as the state reported 178 more deaths and the number of confirmed cases spiked by 3,079 — which is a one-day high for new confirmed cases as testing ramped up, according to state health officials.
The 178 new deaths bring the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 2,360, the state Department of Public Health announced Thursday. The 178 deaths is second-highest day for the Bay State, less than only Wednesday’s count of 221 deaths.
The state now has 46,023 confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease, an increase of 3,079 cases since Wednesday. More than 3,000 cases is a one-day high for Massachusetts.
“The number of new positive cases has remained relatively stable over the past few days, but as we’ve said before, we are not drawing any conclusions from a few days worth of data,” Gov. Charlie Baker said on Thursday.
At least 3,890 people in Massachusetts are currently being hospitalized for the coronavirus.
Middlesex County has the most confirmed cases in Massachusetts with 10,724 cases, followed by Suffolk County with 9,739 cases.
The state reported 8,435 residents and health care workers at long-term care facilities have now contracted the virus, with 283 facilities reporting at least one case of COVID-19.
Of the state’s 2,360 total coronavirus deaths, 1,316 deaths are connected to long-term care facilities.
An additional 14,614 tests have brought the state’s total to 195,076 tests. The 14,614 tests is a one-day high for tests.
The U.S. has recorded more than 855,000 cases as of Thursday — the most cases in the world. More than 47,000 Americans have died. More than 78,000 Americans have recovered.
New York has the highest numbers by far in the country with more than 19,500 deaths and 269,000 cases.
There are more than 2.6 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 187,000 deaths. More than 730,000 people have recovered.
