Franklin County in high risk of COVID-19 infections, medium risk in Hampden, Hampshire, Berkshire Counties

Posted: Jan 6, 2023 / 08:53 AM EST

Updated: Jan 6, 2023 / 07:06 PM EST

BOSTON (WWLP) – The latest COVID-19 data released Thursday according to the CDC, all counties in western Massachusetts are at medium risk with the exception of Franklin County, which is listed at a high level of risk.

State public health officials reported 129 new confirmed deaths and 10,075 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts this week.

Total COVID-19 Cases by Age Group:

0-4 years: 1,516
5-9 years: 463
10-14 years: 442
15-19 years: 618
20-29 years: 2,269
30-39 years: 2,584
40-49 years: 2,083
50-59 years: 2,440
60-69 years: 2,558
70-79 years: 2,029
80+ years: 1,738

Testing:

According to the Department of Public Health, 80,921 new tests were performed with an overall of 49,044,028 molecular tests administered.

Antigen Tests: A total of 11,534 new individuals have tested positive with 5,346,910 total tests reported.

The 7-day average of percent positivity is 13.39%

Hospitalizations:

On January 3rd, there were 437 patients hospitalized primarily for COVID-19 related illness.

There were 1,336 total patients hospitalized with COVID-19 with 127 patients in intensive care units, 44 patients intubated, 488 (64%) patients that were reportedly fully vaccinated.