May 11, 2020
Worcester County coronavirus deaths reached 444 this weekend
Photo | Grant Welker
Clinton Hospital
By Grant Welker
Another 40 coronavirus deaths in Worcester County were reported over the weekend, bringing the county's total to 444.
A month ago, the county had 37 deaths. The past week has accounted for 132 of the total deaths, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Total coronavirus cases in Worcester County, on the other hand, have been showing a slight downward trend since hitting peak in its seven-day rolling average on April 29. The county had 333 new cases reported over the weekend, bringing the total so far to 7,743.
Statewide, 2,460 new cases were reported over the weekend, bringing the Massachusetts total so far to 77,793. The state has had the country's third highest tally behind only New York and New Jersey, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Massachusetts deaths increased over the weekend by 277, bringing the total so far to 4,979, according to the Department of Public Health.
Testing continues to increase, with 22,366 newly reported tests over the weekend pushing the total to 388,389.
In the city of Worcester, 151 new cases were reported over the weekend, bringing the city's total to 2,924. A month ago, the city had 582 cases.
Saint Vincent Hospital and UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester had a combined 277 coronavirus-positive inpatient cases and 101 in intensive care as of Sunday. To date, their facilities have had 170 total coronavirus deaths, and 245 of their employees have tested positive. The field hospital at the DCU Center in Worcester had 17 patients as of Sunday.
An outbreak of cases among employees at the Walmart Supercenter at 25 Tobias Boland Way in Worcester is now at 85 positive cases, after four new confirmed cases were returned.
Nationally, coronavirus deaths were approaching 80,000 Monday morning, with more than 1.3 million total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Worldwide, cases have topped 4.1 million, with 283,000 deaths.
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