Number of people hospitalized for Covid-19 in Massachusetts exceeds 1,000 for first time since February

Massachusetts contiguous reported 1,003 authorities residents hospitalized with Covid-19, the archetypal clip the authorities has breached 1,000 since the process extremity of the past large spike, connected Feb. 17.

Today's numbers were up 10.7% conscionable from Monday.

The fig of diligent successful intensive attraction and connected ventilators, similar the wide fig of radical successful hospitals, is besides increasing. However, the numbers are little than they were connected Feb. 17. That day, determination were 271 patients successful ICUs, compared to 191 yesterday - nary numbers for today. There were 173 patients connected ventilators connected Feb. 17, versus 109 today.

Counts of Covid-19 viral particles astatine the Deer Island sewage-treatment works - a imaginable indicator of diagnosed cases 7 to 10 days retired - reached a highest connected Wednesday adjacent the highest that proceeded the worst of the spike this past winter.