626 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Mass., 3 more deaths

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 626 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 132,440.

There were 18,981 new molecular tests conducted, with an approximately 3.30% daily positive test rate.

State health officials also confirmed three new COVID-19-related deaths across Massachusetts, bringing the state's confirmed coronavirus death toll to 9,295.

More than 4.33 million molecular tests for COVID-19 have now been administered in the state to more than 2.3 million individuals.

As of Sunday, 438 patients with the coronavirus were hospitalized in Massachusetts, of which 83 were reported to be in an intensive care unit.

The DPH released its weekly COVID-19 data report last Wednesday and identified 23 Massachusetts communities that are currently at high risk of the coronavirus, including the city of Boston. Each of those communities has a rate of average daily cases that is greater than eight per 100,000.

In its weekly report, the DPH said 113,768 total Massachusetts patients have been released from isolation, meaning they are considered to have recovered from the coronavirus.