New Bedford health officials reported one additional COVID-19 related deaths today bringing the city’s total death count to 49. Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 91 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Monday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,528, up from 1,437 on Saturday. New …
Read More »Governor Baker reopening some Massachusetts businesses in new phased plan
Chris Van Buskirk State House News Service Massachusetts is on its way to reopening the state’s economy with a detailed plan Gov. Charlie Baker is scheduled to unveil on Monday under which construction projects can resume immediately and some businesses can reopen on May 25 with public health restrictions in …
Read More »Massachusetts-based Moderna Therapeutics announces positive results for COVID-19 vaccine
Colin A. Young State House News Service Cambridge-based Moderna Therapeutics is investing in manufacturing capacity in hopes of producing millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the company said Monday as it announced positive results from the first phase of its vaccine clinical trials. The company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, …
Read More »Governor Baker authorizes $56 million to combat food insecurity in Massachusetts
The Baker-Polito Administration Sunday announced $56 million to combat urgent food insecurity for some Massachusetts families and individuals as a result of COVID-19. This funding is consistent with findings of the Food Security Task Force, which was convened by the Massachusetts COVID-19 Command Center in response to increased demands for …
Read More »Bedford VA reports 41 total COVID-19 related deaths
Katie Lannan State House News Service The Bedford VA reported Friday that it has had a total of 41 deaths linked to COVID-19, including its first employee death. That total includes 22 deaths at the Bedford VA Medical Center, 12 deaths of Bedford patients at other medical locations, and six …
Read More »Chelsea remains hardest-hit community by coronavirus in Massachusetts
Chris Lisinski State House News Service Cities and towns with the highest rates of COVID-19 infection in the latest round of state data continued to have larger nonwhite populations and lower incomes, while Chelsea remained a hotspot with a rate nearly twice that of any other community. Through 12 p.m. …
Read More »Eight House Democrats ask Governor Baker to extend stay-at-home advisory
Katie Lannan State House News Service A group of eight House Democrats asked Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday to extend his administration’s stay-at-home advisory and closure of most businesses beyond its current May 18 lapse date. Baker’s economic reopening advisory board is set to issue its report Monday, and Baker …
Read More »Massachusetts to receive $13.5 billion if $3 trillion relief package passes
By Katie Lannan State House News Service Massachusetts stands to receive $12 billion in aid, plus another $1.5 billion for its school districts and higher education campuses, in a massive $3 trillion relief package that passed the U.S. House Friday, according to Congresswoman Lori Trahan. But the bill, House Democrats’ …
Read More »New Bedford officials report three more COVID-19 related deaths, 54 more cases
New Bedford health officials reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths today bringing the city’s total death count to 48. Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 54 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Saturday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,437, up from 1,383 on Friday. Greater …
Read More »Study: One in 10 people in Boston have been exposed to Coronavirus
Colin A. Young State House News Service About 90 percent of Bostonians have not been exposed to the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, an antibody study conducted by the city and Massachusetts General Hospital found. Mayor Martin Walsh and the hospital announced Friday that the study that tested 750 asymptomatic …
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