NORTHAMPTON — COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the commonwealth.
On Sunday, state health offiials reported 1,013 new cases, out of 92,675 confirmed cases in Massachusetts since the pandemic began. There were also 68 confirmed deaths reported, out of 6,372 deaths of confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide.
Locally Hampden County has seen 5,687 cases, Hampshire County has seen 830 and Franklin County has seen 313. There have been 47 deaths in Franklin County, 78 deaths in Hampshire County and 542 deaths in Hampden County.
There were 11,387 new tests reported in Sunday’s numbers, out of a total of 532,373 since the beginning of the pandemic.
At Cooley Dickinson Hospital, there are three confirmed COVID-19 inpatients as of Sunday, including two in the intensive care unit, the hospital reports. The hospital has 34 patients under investigation for COVID-19, and the hospital has had 711 positive COVID-19 test results so far.
Baystate Health is treating 66 hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 cases, 18 of whom are in critical care units, Baystate reports. Meanwhile, 19 hospitalized patients are under investigation for COVID-19. As of Sunday, 12,012 individuals have been tested for COVID-19 by Baystate Health, with 10,283 tests having come back negative, 1,658 having come back positive and 71 awaiting results.
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