Coronavirus

Walmart and Nextdoor announced today the launch of their “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” program, an effort to make it easier for neighbors across the country to help one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this new program, a first for both companies, Nextdoor members in cities across the country can now …

A Bristol County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer has tested positive for COVID-19. According to a BCSO spokesperson, the corrections officer left work after becoming ill in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 19, during a third-shift assignment in a control room at the Bristol County House of Corrections in …

Massachusetts Coronavirus Update On April 23, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 3,079 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 46,023. This is an increase from Wednesday’s 1,745 reported cases. 178 new COVID-19 related deaths were reported since yesterday, down from 221, bringing the …

Southcoast Health’s $14 million, state of the art intensive care unit at St. Luke’s was slated to open soon – just not quite this soon. But the not-for-profit health system opted to accelerate the project’s completion as part of its preparation for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s potential impact …

Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 13 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford Thursday morning, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 352, up from 339 on Wednesday. New Bedford added two more COVID-19 related death on Thursday bringing the total to 12. No specific details (age, sex …

The Baker-Polito Administration announced that it received federal approval to promote increased food security for families who participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program (NSLP) through an initiative called Pandemic EBT, or P-EBT. As of October 2019, more than 500,000 students receive free or reduced-price …

United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives William Keating (D-MA-09), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) sent a letter …

Chris Lisinski Stat House News Service Massachusetts labor officials reported another wave of surging new unemployment claims Thursday, bringing the total in Massachusetts over the past five weeks to more than 650,000, largely ex-workers whose employers are in forced shutdowns. Between April 12 and April 18, 4.4 million more Americans …

“More than 13,000 people in Massachusetts have completed official quarantine periods and are no longer being monitored for symptoms, the Department of Public Health reported Wednesday. The latest weekly update showed a total of 22,952 people who are or have been subject to quarantines — 9,472 who are actively under …

Massachusetts Coronavirus Update On April 22, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 1,745 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 41,199. This is an increase from Tuesday’s 1,556 reported cases and is the first increase after five days of decreases. 221 new COVID-19 related …