According to the digital edition of the Fall River Herald, Massachusetts reported just under 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday.The number of new cases is down 8.2% from the previous week. Massachusetts ranked 41st among the states where Coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis. In the latest week, cases in the United States decreased 12.6% from the week before, with just over 656,000 cases reported. 

Bristol County has reported around 1100 new cases and 11 deaths in the latest week. Massachusetts ranked second among states with people who have received  at least one shot, with 78% of its residents at least partially vaccinated.