BY THE NUMBERS: Berkshire Countyâs death toll climbed by six over the weekend, rising two on Saturday and four on Sunday to reach a total of 101. The confirmed COVID-19 case count rose 30 on Saturday and 24 on Sunday to hit 2,252, the state Department of Public Health said.
The DPH said 41 new deaths were reported Sunday in Massachusetts, pushing the statewide total to 11,098. Deaths including those listed as probably caused by COVID-19 is 11,349. Confirmed cases rose 4,677 to 279,574 since the pandemic began. According to data provided by Johns Hopkins University, at least 187,221 people in Massachusetts with COVID-19 have recovered.
NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES: 70,651 statewide â more than the number of people who live in Northampton and Holyoke combined; 782 active cases in Pittsfield; 373 households in quarantine in Pittsfield.