Worcester County has deadliest coronavirus day on Wednesday, doubling previous high
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Worcester's DCU Center has been set up as a field hospital to help care for coronavirus patients.
Worcester County had by far its highest single-day coronavirus death total Wednesday, with 17 newly reported deaths bringing the county's total to 74.
All 74 of those deaths have taken place since March 23, and 33 have been reported in the past week.
Total cases continue rising across Worcester County and Massachusetts, according to new data released Wednesday afternoon by the state Department of Public Health. Worcester County had 104 newly reported cases, rising 5% to 2,350. Statewide, 1,755 new cases were reported for a 6% increase to 29,918.
Across Massachusetts, 151 new deaths were reported for a total of 1,108.
The City of Worcester announced 910 total cases Wednesday, up 42, or 5%. That's a day after a 153-count increase on Tuesday.
Saint Vincent Hospital and UMass Memorial Health Care had 208 total inpatient cases between their combined facilities and 79 total intensive care patients. Their facilities have had 36 total coronavirus-related deaths, and 106 of their employees have tested positive for the virus.
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Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester, which is being used for coronavirus patients next to UMass Memorial's University Campus, has 60 patients.
The Worcester County deaths announced Wednesday include four men and four women each in their 90s, five women in their 80s, three men in their 70s and a man in his 50s. In nine cases, the victim had a pre-existing condition, while the remainder were unknown.
Before those 17 were announced Wednesday, the county's highest single-day total was seven on April 8.
The state also announced a new total for coronavirus tests conducted at 132,023. That's an increase of 5,472 from Tuesday.
National cases were nearing 620,000 Wednesday afternoon, with nearly 28,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Worldwide, cases have surpassed 2 million with 133,000 deaths.
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