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Massachusetts health officials report 165 new COVID-19 cases, 10 additional deaths

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BOSTON - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 165 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and confirmed 10 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Monday, bringing the state's confirmed coronavirus death toll to 8,427.

In addition to the total of 110,595 confirmed cases in Massachusetts, state health officials also reported 34 new probable cases for a total of 8,062 probable cases.

As of Monday, 375 patients with the coronavirus were hospitalized in Massachusetts, a decrease of 31 patients in relation to what the state reported Sunday. Of those patients, 64 were reported to be in an intensive care unit, and 24 were intubated. One month ago, there were 656 patients hospitalized, with 106 in the ICU and 55 intubated. Two months ago, or about one week into the state's gradual reopening, there were 1,684 people hospitalized, with 393 in the ICU and 263 intubated.

Morton Hospital is reporting one patient, with zero in the ICU; one month ago, they had 2 patients, with zero in the ICU; two months ago, they had 24 patients, with four in the ICU.

Charlton Memorial Hospital is reporting two patients, with one in the ICU; one month ago, they had 18 patients, with five in the ICU; two months ago, they had 83 patients, with 20 in the ICU.

St. Luke's Hospital is reporting two patients, with none in the ICU; one month ago, they had 12 patients, with one in the ICU; two months ago, they had 82 patients, with 11 in the ICU.

Saint Anne's Hospital is reporting one patient, with none in the ICU; a month ago, they had four patients, none of whom were in the ICU; two months ago, they had no patients.

The key indicators stayed mostly flat. The seven day weighted average positive test rate was 2%; on July 3 it was 1.8% and one June 3, one week into the reopening, it was 5.9%. The three day average hospitalizations was 383; a month ago it was 699 and two months ago, it was 1,696. The three day average deaths was 12, down from 17 one month ago and well down from 53 on June 3.

The average age of COVID patients has ticked down over the course of two months. On June 3 it was 52; on Monday that average was 50. The average age of hospitalizations has remained the same, at 68, and the average age of patients who have died also has stayed flat over the past two months, at 82.

As of July 29, weekly data shows that 97,595 patients have been released from isolation, meaning they are considered to have recovered from the virus.