coronavirus in massachusetts

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...

Pleas for nurses to return to St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, where they have been striking for 200 days, grow louder as COVID-19 numbers remain high in the area.

As COVID cases continue to surge in Massachusetts, many hospitals and urgent care clinics are at full capacity. With new cases every day, there’s been an influx of patients at these facilities, but the shortage of medical staff workers still continues, leaving these facilities stressed and overworked. Several patients who have delayed their treatment by not visiting a doctor...

Rising COVID cases in Massachusetts have caused an influx of patients and increased wait times for Urgent Care Clinics.

Cases and deaths from COVID-19 are expected to rise in many states, including Massachusetts, as the nation struggles to grapple with the highly contagious delta variant, according to multiple modeling projections. Two disease models, one from the University of Washington and another from a team of Massachusetts scientists, predict a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the fall, The…

With the rollout of third doses of COVID-19 vaccines coming up, health officials are working to make sure more unvaccinated people get their first two.

The public may be tired of shifting guidance from the CDC about wearing face masks, but Dr. Anthony Fauci says the latest change wasn’t made arbitrarily. Rather, it was forced by the Delta variant. “It isn’t that they decided in a vacuum to flip-flop — the virus changed,” he explained in an interview with LX News Now host Eric Alvarez....

The popular Middle East restaurant and nightclub in Cambridge will require patrons to provide proof that they have been vaccinated against coronavirus, according to a statement from the venue on Monday. “With the Delta Variant currently ripping through the country, The Middle East has made the tough decision to require proof of Covid-19 vaccination as part of entry requirements to…

Massachusetts health officials are reporting 56 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths on Saturday. The day’s numbers pushed the state’s confirmed COVID-19 case total to 663,594 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,625. The state’s COVID data, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard, have fallen that its state of...

With hours remaining before Massachusetts’ coronavirus state of emergency declaration expires, some state lawmakers are working to keep some of the pandemic-related policies that have been in place over the past year. Gov. Charlie Baker on May 17 announced his plans to end the state of emergency that’s been in effect since March 2020, and said his timeline would give…

With hours remaining before Massachusetts’ coronavirus state of emergency declaration expires, some state lawmakers are working to keep some of the pandemic-related policies that have been in place over the past year.

Massachusetts schools this week reported 103 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff members, marking another decline in cases compared to the previous week. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 85 students and 18 employees with district building access within seven days of the report tested positive…

Massachusetts schools this week reported 130 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff members, marking a sharp decline in cases compared to the previous week. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released the numbers Thursday in its weekly COVID-19 report. A total of 117 students and 13 employees with district building access within seven days of the report…

The mask mandate has been replaced with a mask advisory under CDC guidelines.