Health & Fitness
For First Time In Months, No COVID-19 Deaths In Massachusetts
Tuesday's Department of Public Health report has a long-awaited "zero" next to its coronavirus-related deaths.
No deaths were reported in the state's daily coronavirus update, the first time in months there were no fatalities related to COVID-19. For the second straight day, the overall death total was at 8,054.
The Department of Public Health's daily report said the fatality total declined due to "data cleaning." It said it had removed duplicate deaths, which are often caused by typing errors.
There were 114 newly confirmed and probably cases of the virus. That total is now at 108,882.
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