May 4, 2020
Monday brings eight new coronavirus deaths, 183 new cases in Worcester County
Photo | Grant Welker
The coronavirus outbreak has forced business closures across the economy, leaving the Natick Mall empty.
By Riley Garand
Worcester County coronavirus cases have risen by 183 with eight new deaths, according to Massachusetts Departments of Public Health data.
These new cases are a 3% increase from Sunday and contribute to the 6,471 total cases in the county. Statewide there has been a slight decline in reported cases, with a 1% increase of 1,000 cases. Those new cases, the lowest single-day tally for the state in the past month, brings the total number of cases in Massachusetts to 69,087.
Monday's eight new deaths bring Worcester County’s tally to 320. The coronavirus death toll throughout the state increased by 86, making the total 4,090.
The Department of Public Health reported on Monday 9,622 coronavirus tests conducted with an overall total of 324,268.
The City of Worcester reported 2,462 cases as of Monday. This is a 3% increase from Sunday with 76 new cases.
UMass Memorial Health Care and Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester report 277 cases with 105 in intensive care. The hospitals have had 134 total coronavirus-related deaths, and after the weekend 17 employees have tested positive bringing the total to 192.
Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham and Natick report a total of 73 suspected and confirmed cases, and Milford Regional Medical Center reported 44, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Other Central Massachusetts hospitals such as Harrington Hospital, Heywood Hospital and HealthAlliance in Leominster reported 44 total confirmed and suspected cases as of Monday.
The DCU Center field hospital in Worcester had 42 total patients, 15 of which were homeless.
Nationally, there are now almost 1.2 million cases and more than 68,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Globally, there are more than 3.5 million cases, and more than 250,000 deaths.
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