Updated on April 26 at 4:40 p.m.

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New developments:

— Coronavirus antibody tests have garnered attention from officials as a potential tool to evaluate people's immunity to the illness. But the majority of companies creating the tests have had little to no regulatory oversight , according to the chair of the House Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy.

— Emergency room physician and state Rep. Jon Santiago said Friday that Massachusetts still has a "rough couple of weeks ahead" dealing with COVID-19 and on Sunday said "we're nowhere near seeing the end of this virus." But Santiago does see Massachusetts as slowly climbing past the surge.

— A new government program that funnels taxpayer money to churches, synagogues and mosques has brought welcome relief to some financially stressed houses of worship, while leaving others — many of them serving communities of color — still struggling to survive.

— When a curfew goes into effect each night for one county in Hawaii, the mayor gets bored — and posts videos on social media. And his constituents? They’re entertained.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of April 26:

— The coronavirus has infected over 2.8 million people worldwide.

— So far, the disease has killed almost 194,000 people.

For more information, updates, and frequently asked questions, visit the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's online information center . For federal information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website.

*Due to a national laboratory reporting issue, the April 24 numbers included a backlog of cases from other dates.*

Massachusetts by the numbers, as of April 26 :
— Total confirmed cases: 54,938 (53,348 on April 25)
— Total deaths: 2,899 (2,730 on April 25)

Cases by county:
— Barnstable: 772 (756 on April 25)
— Berkshire: 428 (425 on April 25)
— Bristol: 2,923 (2,829 on April 25)
— Dukes and Nantucket: 25 (24 on April 25)
— Essex: 7,489 (7,212 on April 25)
— Franklin: 226 (225 on April 25)
— Hampden: 3,295 (3,229 on April 25)
— Hampshire: 427 (412 on April 25)
— Middlesex: 12,648 (12,253 on April 25)
— Norfolk: 5,288 (5,172 on April 25)
— Plymouth: 4,495 (4,380 on April 25)
— Suffolk: 11,543 (11,218 on April 25)
— Worcester: 4,572 (4,460 on April 25)
— Unknown: 807 (753 on April 25)

United States by the numbers, as of April 24* :
— Total confirmed and presumptive cases: 895,766 (865,585 as of April 23)
— Total deaths: 50,439 (48,816 as of April 23)
— Jurisdictions reporting cases: 55 (50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands)

A "presumptive positive case" is a person who has tested positive by state officials but has not yet been tested by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If the CDC gets a positive result for coronavirus, it becomes a confirmed case.

*The CDC does not update its coronavirus page on Saturdays or Sundays.

Other developments this week:

— Gov. Charlie Baker said Saturday that whenever Massachusetts lifts the statewide stay-at-home advisory that has been in place since March 24, people will still be expected to wear masks or other face-coverings when they are out in public.

— Despite social distancing requirements, the Boston Archdiocese is organizing teams of priests to provide the Sacrament of the Sick, a traditional Catholic anointing end-of-life ceremony, to COVID-19 patients at hospitals around the state.

— A new study suggests that Massachusetts may not be able to relax its social distancing orders until early June , based on the rate of COVID-19 infections.