coronavirus in massachusetts

Boston health officials said Friday they’re concerned about elevated levels of the coronavirus in the city’s wastewater. The concentration of the virus increased by 3.1% over the past week and by nearly 100% over the past two weeks, according to the Boston Public Health Commission. New COVID-19 cases in Boston have decreased slightly over the past week, though the data...

COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts schools have more than doubled over the past week. It’s definitely concerning news for parents, students and school staff. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the new numbers Thursday, which show more than 10,000 positive tests in schools throughout the Commonwealth. Breaking it down, that’s roughly 8,000 students and 2,600 staff members — more…

More than 10,000 positive COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts have been linked back to the classroom over the last week.

After being closed for nearly two years, the Massachusetts State House has opened its doors to the public once again.

The Massachusetts State House reopened Tuesday after being closed for nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After being closed for nearly two years, the Massachusetts State House opened its doors to the public Tuesday. The building has been largely closed to all but lawmakers, State House staffers and reporters since the start of the pandemic in Massachusetts in March 2020. The building has been closed to the public for more than 700 days, far longer than…

The state house has been closed for nearly two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Massachusetts State House is throwing open its doors to the public for the first time in nearly two years this week. The building has been largely closed to all but lawmakers, State house staffers and reporters since the start of the pandemic in Massachusetts in March 2020. The public will again be able to enter the building starting Tuesday….

Massachusetts cities and towns, school districts, libraries, public hospitals and other entities will be able to purchase rapid COVID-19 test kits for $5 to $26 per test under a new state contract, the Baker administration announced Wednesday. The administration signed contracts with Ellume Limited, iHealth and Intrivo to make at-home antigen tests available to municipalities and a range of other…

The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to appear across the country, including right here in New England. Through Wednesday, only one case had been officially reported in Massachusetts by the state Department of Public Health. However, the city of Boston reported three cases of omicron on Wednesday, and the Boston Globe is reporting that as many as 15 cases have…

Lowell has become the latest Massachusetts community to enact an indoor mask mandate amid rising COVID-19 numbers. On Wednesday, the city reported 108 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of more than 23,000 since the pandemic began. The city’s vaccination rate is below the state average, as only 61 percent of eligible residents are fully vaccinated. The new indoor…

Masks are now required in most buildings in Lowell.

Dr. Paul Sax, a professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, joined NBC10 Boston Wednesday to talk concerns about the omicron COVID variant.

The mandate, which was already in effect at schools, city hall, the senior center and library, was ordered by the Chelsea Board of Health and will now apply to all other indoor public spaces and private businesses.

Plans for combating COVID-19 this winter are set to be released by the Biden Administration today. Here’s how it could impact Massachusetts.

Amid a rise in COVID cases in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and the threat of the Omicron variant possibly coming, the city is implementing a mask mandate for indoor public spaces, which includes all businesses. It takes effect at 5 a.m. Friday morning. “Many people are asking does this work or doesn’t it work,” said Chelsea resident Marianne Ramos. “Well if...

Some 515,000 students in Massachusetts fall into the age group.

Hospital leaders sounded an alarm Wednesday about the workforce challenges plaguing them as they continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects. “I get that people fully want to go back to some semblance of normal, but our health care organizations don’t have that option,” Steve Walsh, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, said during...

As their strike reaches 200 days, nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester continue to negotiate towards a return to work with more favorable conditions.

Medical staffers at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester are pleading with nurses to return to work and end a 200-day strike as COVID-19 cases remain high in the area. The request comes as COVID-19 and other factors are putting a big strain on the healthcare system throughout the region.  According to a report in MassLive, the medical staff at...