Health officials announce 267 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths, bringing confirmed death toll to 9,001 in Mass. – Boston News, Weather, Sports


Health officials announce 267 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths, bringing confirmed death toll to 9,001 in Mass. – Boston News, Weather, Sports



BOSTON (WHDH) – BOSTON (WHDH) – The Department of Public Health reported 267 newly confirmed coronavirus cases on Sunday.

A total of 122,904 cases have been reported so far in Massachusetts and 14 new deaths elevating the confirmed virus-related death toll to 9,001 statewide.

Three hundred and thirteen people are currently hospitalized. Sixty-one are currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.

Symptoms of coronavirus include fever, cough, and shortness of breath, according to the CDC. Reported worldwide illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death.

The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person, typically between people who are in close contact with one another and via respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

Click here for more coronavirus coverage.

(Copyright (c) 2020 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)


Source link