Worcester County had a reported 195 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths in the week ending Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
That weekly total is a slight uptick for the past month but below a relative spike reported for a few weeks in late July and early August.
New cases in the county increase the total to 14,418 since the pandemic began.
Statewide, cases increased by 1,970, bringing the total to 129,728. This is a decline from last week’s 2,341 cases, and the week prior’s 2,007.
Fatalities in Worcester County increase the total to 1,062. Throughout Massachusetts, there were 84 new deaths in the past week, bringing the total to 8,973.
The City of Worcester didn’t provide its weekly coronavirus case numbers on Thursday. Last week, it reported 98 new coronavirus cases, its highest number since early June.
UMass Memorial Health Care and Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester reported a total 22 inpatients with coronavirus on Wednesday, with six in intensive care.
MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham and Natick reported eight inpatient cases and three in the ICU. HealthAlliance in Leominster reported six inpatient cases.
Nationally, there are now close to 6.4 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic and 191,803 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. Globally, cases have now reached over 28.2 million, with 910,292 deaths.Â
