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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed 33 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the state's total to 122.The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose Wednesday to a new total of 7,738 cases, DPH reported.The 33 new deaths include that of a Suffolk County woman who was over 100 and a Suffolk County man in his 30s who both had preexisting conditions. Two Bay State counties, Middlesex and Suffolk, have reported more than 1,000 cases with 1,582 and 1,624 respectively.According to state health officials, patients are known to have been hospitalized in 682 cases, while 2,340 patients did not have to be hospitalized. DPH said 4,716 cases remain under investigation.County breakdown of cases:Barnstable County: 255 Berkshire County: 183 Bristol County: 366 Dukes/Nantucket: 11 Essex County: 885 Franklin County: 72 Hampden County: 475 Hampshire County: 81 Middlesex County: 1,582 Norfolk County: 829 Plymouth County: 561 Suffolk County: 1,624 Worcester County: 563The county of residence of 251 Massachusetts patients are unknown.The health department is no longer reporting the source of coronavirus exposure.As of Wednesday afternoon, DPH said almost 52,000 people have been tested in Massachusetts.The number of people currently under quarantine in Massachusetts grew sharply over the past week, according to weekly data released Wednesday by the Department of Public Health.The latest update indicates that 5,176 people are in quarantine and being monitored as of Tuesday evening. That's up from last week, when the number of people under active quarantine was 2,147. Meanwhile, the number of people who have completed quarantine also grew from 1,655 last week to 3,218 this week. The number of people in Massachusetts who have died from COVID-19 was 89 as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the state Department of Health. More than 6,620 residents have tested positive for the disease. Updated data on those tallies is expected to be published around 4 p.m.Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday announced the extension of the state’s stay-at-home advisory and mandatory closure of nonessential businesses through May 4.The original advisory took effect on March 24 and was scheduled to expire on April 7. It instructs all residents except for employees of essential businesses to stay home, with an exception for outdoor exercise and trips to get needed items such as groceries or medicine.Baker’s decisions come a few days after President Donald Trump extended federal social distancing guidelines until the end of April.The governor urged residents to respect the guidance and "play their part," in order to protect public health and help officials limit the surge in cases that is expected to come around mid-April.Baker called distancing "our single greatest weapon" against the virus.PHNjcmlwdCBpZD0iaW5mb2dyYW1fMF85MTUyMTg3My03NmRhLTQ0ZmUtOTA0Ny1mMTllZWFlZGFjNmQiIHRpdGxlPSJDb3JvbmF2aXJ1cyBpbiBNYXNzYWNodXNldHRzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZS5pbmZvZ3JhbS5jb20vanMvZGlzdC9lbWJlZC5qcz9yeXoiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+Cg==Nearly 47,000 people have been tested in Massachusetts, and more than 560 have been hospitalized.For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, or death.