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All indoor ice rinks and ice skating facilities in Massachusetts are prohibited from operating for the next two weeks due to rising coronavirus cases connected to indoor ice hockey, the state’s Department of Public Health announced Thursday night. Officials say the new public health order is in response to multiple COVID-19 clusters occurring at rinks throughout the state following...

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…

Massachusetts now has 77 communities where there’s a high risk of transmitting COVID-19. That’s 14 more communities than were listed in last week’s coronavirus risk map.

Officials say the new public health order is in response to multiple COVID-19 clusters occurring at rinks throughout Massachusetts following games, practices and tournaments. Nearly 110 cases of the virus have been directly connected to hockey, the DPH said in a press release.

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.

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 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 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,…

Massachusetts reported 821 new confirmed coronavirus cases Tuesday and an additional five deaths. There have now been 9,537 confirmed deaths and 142,295 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, has risen to 1.3%, according to the report. The total number of coronavirus deaths in the daily COVID-19 report,…

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker speaks from Revere about a new drive-through testing site and the plan for a vaccine once it is released.

Massachusetts reported 827 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday and an additional 15 deaths. There have now been 9,532 confirmed deaths and 141,474 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, remains at 1.2%, according to the report. The total number of coronavirus deaths in the daily COVID-19 report, however,…

Massachusetts reported 14 new confirmed deaths Sunday and an additional 744 coronavirus cases, pushing the state’s total number of confirmed cases past 140,000 since the pandemic started. There have now been 9,517 confirmed deaths and 140,647 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, has decreased slightly to 1.2%,…

Massachusetts surpassed 9,500 coronavirus deaths on Saturday as state health officials announced 21 more deaths and 550 new cases of the virus. There have now been 9,503 confirmed deaths and 139,903 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, has decreased slightly to 1.3%, according to the report. The…

ESPN is reporting Sony Michel, Shaq Mason and Derek Rivers have been added to the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Massachusetts reported 702 new confirmed coronavirus cases Friday and an additional 30 deaths. There have now been 9,482 confirmed deaths and 139,353 cases, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The percentage of coronavirus tests coming back positive, on average, has risen to 1.4%, according to the report. The total number of coronavirus deaths in the daily COVID-19 report,…

The number of Massachusetts communities now in the highest-risk category on the state’s COVID-19 risk map has increased by 58%, according to new data released Wednesday. The number of Massachusetts cities and towns that are considered at high risk for transmission of the coronavirus has grown to 63 from 40 in just one week, according to the state Department of…

Due to Lowell being in the high-risk level for coronavirus transmission for three weeks now, the Massachusetts school district on Thursday decided to move to remote learning.

Massachusetts reported 568 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday and an additional 23 deaths. There have now been 9,452 confirmed deaths and 138,651 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,…

Somerville is among the 27 Massachusetts communities that was added to the list for highest risk for transmitting COVID-19 on Wednesday.