Public health officials announced 113 new COVID-19-related deaths — the highest number reported in a single day since the outbreak began.

Officials also confirmed 1,296 new cases of the virus, bringing the statewide total to 28,163. Of the now 957 reported fatalities from the virus, 444 are from long-term care facilities.

Of the 113 new deaths, 96 were patients over the age of 70. Only three were younger than 50.

Altogether, the state has carried out 126,551 tests for coronavirus, according to the data.

Officials are now sharing data with respect to hospital capacity as well, including an estimated inventory of available beds across the system.

As of Sunday, there are 15,900 useable hospital beds across the state — which accounts for nearly half of beds across the system — 5,000 of which are available for non-ICU or acute care; some 2,000 are marked for ICU care, and nearly 1,000 are available in field hospitals.

Gov. Charlie Baker spoke on Tuesday at the makeshift field hospital at Joint Base Cape Cod, saying that residents will face “difficult days” ahead as officials brace for a surge in cases. That increase is expected to arrive between April 10 and April 20.

But Baker expressed confidence that the state’s hospital system, with the additional support of five field hospitals, can handle the influx.

“It’s a great step forward for all of us to increase our capacity in this part of the Commonwealth,” he said, referring to the Joint Base Cape Cod facility.

Baker’s comments come amid talks of several states banding together to discuss and plan a reopening of the region. Those participating states include New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

Here are the cases listed by county:

Barnstable County: 514

Berkshire County: 360

Bristol County: 1,435

Dukes County: 11

Essex County: 3,594

Franklin County: 155

Hampden County: 1,798

Hampshire County: 233

Middlesex County: 6,254

Nantucket County: 9

Norfolk County: 2,969

Plymouth County: 2,207

Suffolk County: 5,872

Worcester County: 2,246

Unknown location: 506

The Department of Public Health released numbers of those by race and ethnicity that the COVID-19 pandemic has been most affected in the state.

Here is a breakdown of deaths by ethnicity or race:

Hispanic: 38 (4%)

Non-Hispanic White: 256 (27%)

Non-Hispanic Black/African American: 35 (4%)

Non-Hispanic Asian: 16 (2%)

Non-Hispanic Other (Reporting multiple races or that the originating reporting system does not capture the information): 17 (2%)

Unknown: 424 (44%)

Missing: 171 (18%)