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On April 2, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 1,228 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 8,966. 32 new deaths were reported bringing the total deaths in Massachusetts to 154.
As of 4 pm today, 56,608 people in Massachusetts have been tested for COVID-19 – 4,870 in the past 24 hours.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported this morning that New Bedford has a total of 42 positive cases of COVID-19, up from the 33 cases they reported on Wednesday. Full details here.
Six additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Fall River. This brings the total in Fall River to 37. The Fall River Health Department is in contact with the individuals who have tested positive as well as their contacts. These individuals are in isolation and quarantine. Full details here.
Today, Governor Baker detailed the latest model projections that estimate the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts could range from 47,000 to 172,000 (or 0.7% to 2.5% of the total population of Massachusetts). The models show hospitalizations would potentially peak between April 10-20. Full details here.
According to the CDC, as of April 2nd, the total amount of cases in the country is 213,144 with 4,513 dead.
