The state also broke its record for hospitalizations by adding 411 over 24 hours. The previous high for new hospitalizations was an increase of 400 people, recorded in mid-May.

Along with the 11-year-old who died from the virus, one additional death recorded Thursday was someone between the ages of 15 and 24, the ninth death recorded in the state for that age group.

Prins said though politicians have emphasized how younger people are making up a large share of the new positive cases compared to previous months, cases in people age 65 and over have continued to grow, too. The number of cases in that age group doubled in June from where they were in March, April and May combined, she said.

Though the elderly are most at risk, young people can get severely sick or die from the virus. Thirty-one percent of hospitalizations have been people 54 and younger, more than 5,500 people across the state; 7 percent of deaths statewide are in that age group