More Than 5,100 Breakthrough COVID Cases Reported in Mass.; at Least 80 Have Died Diane Cho and Kaitlin McKinley Becker © Provided by NBC Boston
More than 5,100 Massachusetts residents have tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated against the virus, and at least 80 of them have died, state health officials said Tuesday night.
The so-called breakthrough cases where fully vaccinated individuals test positive for coronavirus have so far been rare, but are possible. And should even be expected, per the CDC.
As of July 17, a total of 5,166 breakthrough cases had been reported to the state DPH. Of those, 272 people were hospitalized and survived. Of the 80 people who died, 23 died without being hospitalized; 57 died following a hospital stay.
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