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Waltham is among 40 communities in Massachusetts that have been designated as high-risk for contracting the coronavirus.

Nearly a dozen communities are figuring out a way forward after being named high-risk by Massachusetts. In Haverhill, city leaders held an emergency meeting and the mayor remains on guard ahead of Halloween.

Mayor James Fiorentini called an emergency meeting with the Haverhill Board of Health Thursday to discuss the rise in coronavirus cases and a plan for Halloween after the city received a high-risk designation for transmission from the state.

For the first time since March, hundreds of students in Boston will head back to the classroom Thursday despite the city entering in the red zone.

The city of Boston may soon move into Massachusetts’ highest-risk category for coronavirus transmission, indicated on the state’s COVID risk map with red, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday.

Saugus has been added to the list of coronavirus hot spots in Massachusetts, designated as one of 17 cities and towns with the highest risk of coronavirus transmission.

Saugus has been added to the list of coronavirus hot spots in Massachusetts, designated as one of 17 cities and towns with the highest risk of coronavirus transmission. In the last two weeks there have been an average of nine cases each day per 100,000 people, according to the latest numbers from the Department of Public Health. The town has…

A recent burst of COVID-19 cases in Chatham that contributed to the town being newly assigned the Department of Public Health’s highest risk level for coronavirus transmission is largely linked to a cluster among restaurant staff, Cape Cod officials said Thursday. The number of communities in the highest risk “red” category — a designation assigned when the daily average of…

Earlier this week, health officials unveiled a new color coded map showing the COVID-19 hot spots across Massachusetts as part of its effort to slow the spread of coronavirus following a recent uptick in cases. On Wednesday, the state updated its color-coded map, adding 13 new cities and towns to the highest risk red and yellow categories. The map shows…

Gov. Charlie Baker launched a new colored-coded system to label Massachusetts cities and towns based of the severity of their COVID-19 infection rates Tuesday, initiating a targeted approach to help contain the spread of coronavirus. Chelsea, Everett, Lynn and Revere are included in the high risk, or “red,” category, meaning they have over eight cases per 100,000 residents. Twenty-nine other…

Massachusetts released a map showing coronavirus hot spots across the state.

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker identifies four communities as “high risk” that will be the focus of increased enforcement of the mask mandate and crowd control.