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The death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases in Massachusetts rose by four to 8,937, the state Department of Public Health reported Wednesday. The number of confirmed cases climbed by 182, bringing the total to 121,396.
The seven-day rate of positive test results ticked downward from 0.9 percent to 0.8 percent Tuesday, which is the lowest it has been since reporting began, according to Wednesday’s numbers.
Governor Charlie Baker touted the metric during a news conference earlier Wednesday, saying it was “very low.”
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