COVID-19 deaths

Taunton police Patrolman John Borges died Thursday after battling COVID-19, Chief Edward J. Walsh announced in a statement. Borges was a 20-year veteran of the Taunton Police Department, according to the statement. He was a search manager for southeastern Massachusetts regional police search and rescue team, a lead trainer for the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and participated in the Civil…

Gov. Charlie Baker announced the reopening of a field hospital as coronavirus cases increase in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, after congratulating a new class of state troopers, said the state could begin reopening on May 18 if the number of coronavirus patients continues to decrease.

Massachusetts’ coronavirus death toll rose by another 122, health officials said Tuesday, while another 1,184 people have tested positive for the virus. Both are higher what the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported Monday, when the single-day deaths reported were under 100 for the first time in weeks, but lower than the totals being reported last week. Tuesday’s report puts…

Gov. Charlie Baker toured a Fall River manufacturing facility that is shifting its focus to produce PPE.

Governor Baker said Monday’s daily update included the lowest rate of new tests that came back positive in several weeks

Massachusetts on Sunday reported 158 additional deaths from the coronavirus outbreak, as the total number of cases in the state rose by 1,824. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that 4,004 people have now died and 68,087 have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The hospitalization rate — the percentage of coronavirus-positive patients in…

Massachusetts’ coronavirus-related death toll rose by another 130, health officials said Saturday, while another 1,952 people have tested positive for the virus. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that 3,846 people have now died and 66,263 have tested positive for the virus. The hospitalization rate — the percentage of coronavirus-positive patients in the hospital — ticked down to 5%…

Mass. residents tell NBC 10 Boston they find Baker’s mask order to be a good idea.

Another 154 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Massachusetts, health officials said Friday. They reported 2,106 more confirmed cases of the virus as well. The state’s death toll has risen to 3,716, with 64,311 total people having tested positive for the virus, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Just under 14,000 new tests…

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker signed an executive order requiring residents to wear face coverings. The order goes into effect on May 6.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker said the order will go into effect on May 6.

Massachusetts reported another 157 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday and 1,940 more confirmed cases. The state’s death toll now stands at 3,562, while 62,205 people have tested positive for the virus, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Those figures bring New England above 100,000, along with the new numbers being reported this afternoon in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire,…

Gov. Charlie Baker is focused on stopping the spread of coronavirus with the state’s contact tracing program.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker, in an update on COVID-19, says advisory board in talks about reopening.

Another 252 people in Massachusetts have died after testing positive for the new coronavirus, making Wednesday the state’s deadliest day yet in the pandemic, as the total number of confirmed cases topped 60,000. The death toll rose to 3,405 as of Wednesday, according to the Department of Public Health. Another 1,963 people tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by…

Another 150 people in Massachusetts have died after testing positive for the new coronavirus, and 1,840 more have contracted the virus. Tuesday’s report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health comes a day after the state’s death toll topped 3,000. It now stands at 3,153. And a total of 58,302 people have now tested positive for the virus in the…

The stay-at-home advisory and the closure of non-essential businesses have been extended by two weeks.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker extends the stay-at-home advisory and closure of non-essential businesses until May 18.