MA Makes Progress As Coronavirus Indicators Trend Down

BOSTON, MA — For the second day in a row, the four major health indicators that are watched by the state have trended downward, a promising sign as Massachusetts begins to loosen coronavirus restrictions. In Saturday's update of coronavirus numbers the state Department of Public Health showed the four indicators kept a negative percent change from April 15.

Saturday saw 773 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total number of cases to 91,662. An additional 76 deaths were reported on Saturday for a total of 6,304 deaths in the state.

The four health indicators: seven-day weighted average of positive test rate, three-day average of number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the number of hospitals using surge capacity and the three-day average of COVID-19 deaths all kept a downward trend.

The three-day average of COVID-19 deaths has dropped by half since April 15. The seven-day weighted average of positive test rates is the only indicator that slightly differed from Friday, going from 9 percent to 9.3 percent, but the overall indicator went down by 68 percent since April 15.

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