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Massachusetts health officials reported another 4,364 confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths Monday, in a report that includes data from over the weekend. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 742,667 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 18,069. Massachusetts’ COVID metrics, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard,…

Massachusetts health officials reported another 2,024 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths Friday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 738,303 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 18,062. Massachusetts’ COVID metrics, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard, dashboard, are far lower than they were in spring, and…

Massachusetts health officials reported another 1,999 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths Thursday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 736,279 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 18,046. Massachusetts’ COVID metrics, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard, dashboard, are far lower than they were in spring, and…

Massachusetts health officials reported another 2,716 confirmed COVID-19 cases — the most in one day since February — and 15 new deaths Wednesday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 734,280 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 18,030. The last time at least 2,716 new COVID cases were reported in one…

Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported nearly 4,000 new breakthrough cases over the past week, and 32 more deaths. Also Tuesday, the death toll from COVID in Massachusetts topped 18,000. In the last week, 3,919 new breakthrough cases — infections in people who have been vaccinated — were reported, with 61 more vaccinated people hospitalized, Massachusetts Department of Public Health…

Massachusetts health officials reported another 4,752 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths Monday, in a report that includes data from over the weekend. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 730,111 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,991. Massachusetts’ COVID metrics, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard,…

Massachusetts health officials reported another 1,726 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths Friday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 725,359 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,972. Thursday’s report was the first time more than 2,000 cases were confirmed in a single day since April 14, and the most…

A new plan from President Biden on vaccine requirements could impact millions of people.

Massachusetts health officials reported another 2,096 confirmed COVID-19 cases — the most in a single day since mid-April — and 18 new deaths Thursday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 723,633 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,954. It’s the first time the report has confirmed more than 2,000 cases…

Massachusetts health officials reported another 1,362 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 new deaths Wednesday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 721,537 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,936. Massachusetts’ COVID metrics, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard, dashboard, are far lower than they were in spring, and…

Experts are concerned about the potential for new coronavirus outbreaks as unvaccinated children return to school.

Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported more than 4,400 new breakthrough cases over the past week and 18 more deaths. In the last week, 4,415 new breakthrough cases — infections in people who have been vaccinated — were reported, with 111 more vaccinated people hospitalized, Massachusetts Department of Public Health officials said Tuesday. That brings the totals to 23,858 cases…

Massachusetts health officials reported another 1,703 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 new deaths Friday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 714,691 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,909. Massachusetts’ COVID metrics, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard, are far lower than they were in spring, and while…

The CDC is encouraging people who aren’t vaccinated to hold off traveling this Labor Day Weekend

Massachusetts health officials reported another 1,593 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14 new deaths Thursday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 712,988 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,899. Massachusetts’ COVID metrics, tracked on the Department of Public Health’s interactive coronavirus dashboard, are far lower than they were several months ago, though…

As the very early stages of research for a cure get underway with Dr. Dan Barouch, a virologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and his team, Cambridge-based Moderna is set to start phase one human trials for an MRNA-based HIV vaccine.

Massachusetts health officials reported another 1,796 confirmed COVID-19 cases — the most in one day since mid-April — and 11 new deaths Wednesday. The report pushed the state’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 711,395 since the start of the pandemic and its death toll to 17,885. The last time more than 1,796 new cases were reported in one day…

Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported more than 3,700 new breakthrough cases over the past week and 13 more deaths. In the last week, 3,074 new breakthrough cases — infections in people who have been vaccinated — were reported, with 80 more people hospitalized, Massachusetts Department of Public Health officials said Tuesday. That brings the total to 19,443 cases and…

The rental market in larger, more expensive cities like Boston have not pulled out from the economic woes caused by the pandemic. Some experts predict major cities like Boston will catch up to the national average by next year — a gradual recovery, but a recovery nonetheless.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker appeared at a school vaccine clinic in Everett ahead of the start of the school year.