coronavirus in Boston

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Massachusetts, wastewater data shows levels continuing to climb upward. Experts have said tracking wastewater data may be a more accurate indicator of the prevalence of the virus than case counts, with more people using at-home test kits and leaving results unreported to health authorities. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s tracking system, run...

Masks are still required in Boston on public transportation, in health care and congregate living facilities, and in the city’s public schools.

Boston has lifted the majority of its indoor mask mandates, regardless of vaccination status. A Brigham and Women’s doctor says people certainly need to stay alert and maintain vigilance.

A city order that required people to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces in Boston, including restaurants, shops, museums and entertainment venues, was lifted Saturday. City public health Commissioner Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, in conjunction with the city health board, made the decision earlier this week citing a steep decline in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations as well as high…

Boston’s citywide mask mandate is lifted on Saturday, although there are still a few exceptions.

The Archdiocese announced Thursday that masks will be required for a one-month period before and after Christmas and the New Year season.

With the Boston Marathon postponed until October, the race’s organizers instead held a Patriots Day Mile on Monday.

The city will wait to move beyond the restrictions going into place Monday until its test positivity rate holds below 2.75% for two weeks in a row.

As we hit the one-year mark of the COVID shutdown in Massachusetts, Dr. Sabrina A. Assoumou, MD, MPH joins to talk about her career journey, reflect on the past year and look to road ahead.

Students in Boston, Massachusetts, are returning to school after a year of learning remotely.

Movie theaters, gyms and other businesses in Boston will be allowed to reopen starting Monday.

Coronavirus vaccines are being rolled out at pharmacies across Massachusetts, a happy day for people who got their first dose.

A second person tested positive Tuesday in Massachusetts with the more contagious variant of COVID-19 first detected in the United Kingdom, Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel said. Bharel said the case of the B.1.1.7 variant was discovered by the Massachusetts Public Health Laboratory, but she did not offer further details. The first case of the new strain of the coronavirus…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh asks Bostonians to only celebrate the holidays with the people in their immediate households and urges residents not to travel to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Hours before more than two dozen additional schools were set to resume in-person learning for high-needs students, the Boston Teachers Union on Monday passed a vote of no confidence in superintendent Brenda Cassellius.

Boston Public Schools on Monday was set to resume in-person learning at 28 schools, hours after the Boston Teachers Union had a no-confidence vote on the superintendent.

The Boston Teachers Union passed a vote of no confidence in Boston Public Schools superintendent Brenda Cassellius just hours before more than two dozen additional schools were set to resume in-person learning for high-needs students. The vote was held at an emergency meeting Sunday night. In a letter sent to members on Saturday, the union said it did not believe…

The next set of high needs students will return to classrooms on Monday.

Boston had its highest number of new cases in a day since June Thursday.