The number of people hospitalized in the state with covid-19 fell by 16, to 1,477, its lowest level in three weeks but still just above its previous peak of 1,459 during the surge driven by the delta variant last summer.
During the current wave of infections from the omicron variant, the number peaked at 1,819 on Jan. 26.
The average daily increase in the state’s case count over a rolling seven-day period fell Monday to 2,616.
It was the first time the average had been below 3,000 since the week ending Jan. 1.