Updated: April 21, 2020
Tuesday's 17 Worcester County coronavirus deaths ties daily high
Photo | Grant Welker
The coronavirus pandemic has forced social distancing guidelines, including at the Whole Foods Market in Shrewsbury.
Worcester County had 17 newly reported coronavirus deaths Tuesday, tying the county's single-day high and bringing the total so far to 133.
Those 17 new deaths were a share of 152 new deaths statewide announced Tuesday by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, bringing the statewide death toll to 1,961. Total statewide cases were up 1,556, or 4%, to 41,199.
In Worcester County, cases rose in a single day by 162, or 5%, to 3,341. That was the sixth highest single-day total for the county so far.
The Department of Public Health tweaked its reporting beginning Monday, and no longer specifies the age and gender of victims and whether they were hospitalized or had pre-existing conditions. Among new information the department is providing is the number of cases at each hospital and nursing home or similar facility.
Image | WBJ; Sources: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, City of Worcester
UMass Memorial Medical Center had a reported 157 coronavirus-positive cases, including 60 in intensive care. Saint Vincent Hospital had another 52, with 15 in intensive care. Among others in Central Massachusetts, MetroWest Medical Center had 53 inpatient cases, including 15 in intensive care, and Milford Regional Medical Center had 28 cases and seven in an ICU.
The City of Worcester reported 1,239 total cases Tuesday, up 40, or 3%, in one day.
The field hospital at the DCU Center has 70 positive patients, 52 of which are homeless, according to the city.
The state Department of Public Health announced 5,974 new tests Tuesday for a total of 175,372.
Across the United States, cases have been declining slightly, though the nation is still by far the world's leader in coronavirus cases. The U.S. has about 815,000 cases through late Tuesday afternoon, with nearly 44,000 deaths. Worldwide, cases have surpassed 2.5 million with more than 175,000 deaths.
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