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Massachusetts breakthrough coronavirus cases: 137 daily infections, 4 daily hospitalizations in recent weeks amid delta variant
The state has reported 6,373 breakthrough cases out of more than 4.3 million people
PUBLISHED: August 1, 2021 at 6:20 p.m. | UPDATED: August 1, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.
Massachusetts breakthrough coronavirus cases have been rising rapidly in recent weeks amid the more highly contagious delta variant, but the percentage of fully vaccinated people getting infected remains low and the vaccine is “still doing an amazing job at preventing the most severe illness,” infectious disease experts tell the Herald.
Those who are unvaccinated continue to account for a wide majority of new daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Bay State, according to data from the state Department of Public Health. This trend continues as unvaccinated people are a minority of the state’s population.
The latest breakthrough case count from the state shows that 6,373 fully vaccinated people have tested positive for the virus out of more than 4.3 million fully vaccinated individuals, or 0.15%.
The 6,373 infections is as of July 24 — a jump of 1,923 cases during the previous two weeks. That averages out to 137 daily infections during those weeks amid the delta variant uptick.
The fully vaccinated cases have been making up about one-third of the state’s overall reported cases as daily infection tallies near 500 on average.
Between July 10 and July 17, the state reported 716 breakthrough infections — a daily average of 102 cases.
Then the following week, officials reported 1,207 breakthroughs — a daily average of 172 breakthrough infections.
The Provincetown coronavirus cluster of about 900 cases occurred during this timeframe — of that outbreak, about 74% of the cases were among fully vaccinated people...
Massachusetts breakthrough coronavirus cases: 137 daily infections, 4 daily hospitalizations in recent weeks amid delta variant
The state has reported 6,373 breakthrough cases out of more than 4.3 million people
PUBLISHED: August 1, 2021 at 6:20 p.m. | UPDATED: August 1, 2021 at 6:20 p.m.
Massachusetts breakthrough coronavirus cases have been rising rapidly in recent weeks amid the more highly contagious delta variant, but the percentage of fully vaccinated people getting infected remains low and the vaccine is “still doing an amazing job at preventing the most severe illness,” infectious disease experts tell the Herald.
Those who are unvaccinated continue to account for a wide majority of new daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Bay State, according to data from the state Department of Public Health. This trend continues as unvaccinated people are a minority of the state’s population.
The latest breakthrough case count from the state shows that 6,373 fully vaccinated people have tested positive for the virus out of more than 4.3 million fully vaccinated individuals, or 0.15%.
The 6,373 infections is as of July 24 — a jump of 1,923 cases during the previous two weeks. That averages out to 137 daily infections during those weeks amid the delta variant uptick.
The fully vaccinated cases have been making up about one-third of the state’s overall reported cases as daily infection tallies near 500 on average.
Between July 10 and July 17, the state reported 716 breakthrough infections — a daily average of 102 cases.
Then the following week, officials reported 1,207 breakthroughs — a daily average of 172 breakthrough infections.
The Provincetown coronavirus cluster of about 900 cases occurred during this timeframe — of that outbreak, about 74% of the cases were among fully vaccinated people...