Franklincountynow.com Staff Report
(undated) – The number of COVID-19-related deaths in Massachusetts has now topped 3,500. The state Department of Public Health reported 157 new deaths Thursday, which is down from the 252 reported on Wednesday, the commonwealth’s highest single-day death tally since the start of the pandemic. More than 1,900 new cases of the virus were reported, bringing the number of confirmed cases to more than 62,200.