By CHRIS COLLINS
(undated) — COVID 19 cases continue to rise in Massachusetts, even as more people get vaccinated. State officials say the commonwealth’s daily virus cases have increased by more than 40 percent since the first week of March, and more than 60 percent of Massachusetts virus cases in the last two weeks have been people under the age of 40. Baystate Health Systems is also reporting a sharp increase in patients with COVID the last two weeks.