COVID-19

Gov. Charlie Baker announced a new $774 million COVID-19 economic recovery plan on Thursday. The program will provide funding to help get people back to work, assist impacted small businesses, revitalize downtowns, foster innovation and ensure housing stability, he said. Baker said $115 million will be immediately available for small businesses and workforce training. Interested businesses have three weeks to…

The program will provide funding to help get people back to work, assist impacted small businesses, revitalize downtowns, foster innovation and ensure housing stability, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday.

This week’s report from the Department of Public Health was revamped to include data on isolated outbreaks, requiring its release to be moved back from Wednesdays to Thursdays. This is the first week of the new version.

Massachusetts’ latest weekly community-level data on the coronavirus pandemic, including the updated town-by-town risk assessment map, shows 77 communities considered at the highest risk for transmitting COVID-19, an increase of 14 from last week.

Massachusetts’ latest weekly community-level data on the coronavirus pandemic, including the updated town-by-town risk assessment map, shows 77 communities considered at the highest risk for transmitting COVID-19, an increase of 14 from last week. This week’s report from the Department of Public Health was revamped to include data on isolated outbreaks, requiring its release to be moved back from Wednesdays…

Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday that testing could be required before youth hockey is allowed to resume in New Hampshire. The governor announced last week that he was pausing indoor hockey and skating activities for two weeks in the wake of several outbreaks associated with hockey across the state. Over 150 cases were directly connected to hockey and state health…

Boston University officials said 12 students have been suspended for the fall semester for attending parties earlier this month in violation of the school’s COVID-19 safety guidelines. According to a report on BU Today, the students were suspended for participating in one of three off-campus parties held on Oct. 3 in Allston where there was no social distancing or mask…

Massachusetts confirmed 30 new coronavirus deaths and 986 new cases Thursday, the highest number of cases in a day so far this fall. Back on May 24 the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 1,013 cases in a single day, according to archived data on its website. There have now been 9,589 confirmed deaths and 143,927 cases, according to DPH….

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday announced a massive COVID-19 economic recovery plan.

Boston hospitals have been preparing for a second surge all summer long.

A federal judge has ordered the release of some detainees at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California following a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility and an ACLU lawsuit saying they were not being protected from the coronavirus. But ACLU attorney Ahilan Arulanantham says the safety precautions in place now are still not strong enough to keep them safe.

Massachusetts reported 646 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday and an additional 22 deaths. There have now been 9,559 confirmed deaths and 142,941 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, remains at 1.3%, according to the report. The total number of coronavirus deaths in the daily COVID-19 report, however,…

AstraZeneca shares turned negative Wednesday after a Brazilian health authority, Anvisa, said a volunteer in its coronavirus vaccine study died.

U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters.

The pandemic is accelerating as the United States climbs the third peak of COVID-19 infections that public health experts have been warning about, according to NBC News’ latest analysis.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating what it defines as “close contact” with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Ahead of Halloween, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker announce closures and restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

With cases of the novel coronavirus going up, officials in Boston have decided to go back to remote only learning beginning Thursday.

Fall allergy season has arrived. The symptoms can sometimes be severe, and mistaken for signs of more serious illness, including COVID-19.

In contrast to cruise ships, airliners have not proven to be hot beds for COVID-19 infections, and experts say it’s because of unique airflow patterns on planes.