Massachusetts coronavirus update: Governor Baker and officials news conference in Boston Friday

BOSTON (WWLP) – Governor Charlie Baker provided an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak Friday.

Baker joined with Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders and Undersecretary of Homeland Security Jeanne Benincasa Thorpe at the State House.

Officials provided an update on the coronavirus pandemic at around 1:00 p.m.

The Department of Public Health reported that there are now 111,533 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, including 8,470 deaths as of Thursday.

Every Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health releases new numbers of coronavirus cases in every city and town. Here is the full list of cases in every city/town in Massachusetts as of August 5.