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Mass. reports 71 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

The state also reported 110 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Here's the data reported Friday, June 18, 2021.

Greeters at the Cross River Center in Lowell offer hand sanitizer to people arriving for their COVID-19 vaccine. Globe staff/Suzanne Kreiter

By Peter Chianca

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Newly reported cases: 71

Total confirmed cases: 663,119

Estimated active cases: 2,000

Newly reported deaths: 3

Total confirmed deaths: 17,596

Newly reported tests: 39,962

Total tests: 23,520,567

Percent positivity (seven-day average): 0.37%

Hospitalized patients: 110

ICU patients: 32

Intubated patients: 19

Average age of hospitalized patients: 59

View an interactive version of the state’s dashboard here.

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Peter Chianca, Boston.com’s general assignment editor since 2019, is a longtime news editor, columnist, and music writer in the Greater Boston area.

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