Most of Mass. Now at Higher Risk for COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated mask guidance now applies to nine Massachusetts counties, according to data released Monday.
State Still Deciding Who Gets COVID Vaccine First
Promising clinical trial results for three potential COVID-19 vaccine are fueling the debate about when people may actually get vaccinated, and Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday that he expects activity to start early next year and ramp up from there.
Baker Raises Bar for “Red” Local COVID Risk Designations
The Baker administration unveiled a new risk measurement system Friday for cities and towns in Massachusetts, raising the cases required per 100,000 threshold for the “red” designation while adding variables for community size and positive test rate.
Trendline Direction is Difference Between May, October Virus Numbers
Massachusetts is in the midst of a steady resurgence of the highly-contagious virus with 1,128 new cases of COVID-19 reported Saturday and another 1,097 new cases confirmed Sunday and the governor is urging safety for Halloween festivities.
New COVID Cases Approach, Break 1,000 For Four Consecutive Days
Massachusetts public health authorities have reported around 1,000 daily tallies of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for the past four days, the first time in months such a statistic has been repeatedly reported.
Mass. Active COVID Case Count Keeps Climbing
There are more than 300 more active cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts this week than there were last week and the rate at which new cases are being diagnosed continues to outpace the rate at which people are recovering.
State Targets Prevention Teams on COVID Hot Spots
State field teams will fan out across five communities that have recorded persistent dangerously-high transmission rates for COVID-19 as the state seeks to stamp out the disease.
COVID Positive Cases Return to All-Time Low
Another 262 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Department of Public Health on Thursday as hospitalizations inched up but the state’s seven-day average positive test rate declined to its lowest point yet.
Six Communities Added to List of Mass. COVID-19 Hot Spots
After climbing during late July, the seven-day weighted average positive test rate hit its lowest-ever observed level at 1.5 percent on Tuesday, public health officials reported in their daily data update Wednesday.
