Massachusetts Covid 19 Death Toll Eclipses 3,000

By Franklin County Now April 27, 2020 4:56 pm

Franklincountynow.com Staff Report

(Undated) –The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported on Monday that 104 more people have died from Covid 19, and the number of confirmed cases increased by 1,524.

The 104 new deaths bring the state’s COVID 19 death toll to 3,003. The state now has 56,462 confirmed cases of the virus, an increase of 1,524 cases since Sunday.

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