One-hundred-fifty-one more people have died from coronavirus in Massachusetts as the number of confirmed cases increased by 1,755 on Wednesday, according to state health officials.

The 151 new deaths bring the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,108, the state Department of Public Health announced. The 151 reported deaths sets another one-day high for Massachusetts, eclipsing yesterday’s count of 113 deaths.

The state now has 29,918 confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease, an increase of 1,755 cases since Tuesday.

Middlesex County has the most confirmed cases in Massachusetts with 6,681 cases, followed by Suffolk County with 6,279 cases.

The state reported 4,163 residents and health-care workers at long-term care facilities have now contracted the virus, with 222 facilities reporting at least one case of COVID-19.

Of the state’s 1,108 total coronavirus deaths, 530 deaths are connected to long-term care facilities.

An additional 5,472 tests have brought the state’s total to 132,023 tests.

The U.S. has recorded more than 615,000 cases as of Wednesday — the most cases in the world. More than 27,000 Americans have died. More than 50,000 Americans have recovered.

New York is the country’s hotspot with more than 11,500 deaths and 200,000 cases.

There are more than 2 million confirmed cases worldwide and more than 132,000 deaths. More than 505,000 people have recovered.