Coronavirus

Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 90 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford Tuesday morning, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 278, up from 188 on Monday. Yesterday, Mayor Mitchell reported that the City of New Bedford’s COVID-19 count was more than 33% higher than the Massachusetts …

“VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 I am very pleased to let Acushnet know that the resident we transported to the hospital last week for Covid-19 related medical issues has been released and is home resting comfortably! “I visited with them today (from a distance) and expressed the happiness …

New Bedford’s 2020 Memorial Day parade, scheduled for Monday, May 25, has been cancelled due to social distancing measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The parade is New Bedford’s annual tribute to those lost in service to their country, and the City will hold virtual services to …

Katie Lannan State House News Service Massachusetts workers would receive 80 extra hours, or 10 days, of job-protected paid sick time to use during the COVID-19 crisis, under a bill recently filed by Rep. Paul Donato and Sen. Jason Lewis. According to the Raise Up Massachusetts coalition, the emergency paid …

Massachusetts Coronavirus Update On April 20, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 1,566 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 39,643. This is a decrease from Sunday’s 1,705 reported cases. 103 new COVID-19 related deaths were reported since yesterday, down from 146, bringing the …

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai’i) and Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.), along with 27 senators and 76 members of the House of Representatives, in writing to members of Congressional leadership to call for an inclusive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief package that ensures …

Matt Murphy State House News Service Governor Charlie Baker signed a housing security bill on Monday to put a pause on evictions and foreclosures until after the coronavirus pandemic abates, finalizing an effort that took weeks for the Legislature to negotiate. House and Senate Democrats signaled their interest in late …

Today, Mayor Jon Mitchell reported that the City of New Bedford’s COVID-19 count was more than 33% higher than the Massachusetts Department of Health count for New Bedford. As of today, the State reported 188 cases, but Mayor Mithcell reports the City’s Health Department counted “more than 250 cases.” Here’s …

Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported five additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford Monday morning, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 188, up from 183 on Saturday. The total COVID-19 related deaths in New Bedford remains at nine. Mayor Mitchell’s office reported another death on Saturday and …

Colin A. Young State House News Service New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that his state has already identified 400 ventilators that it could send to Massachusetts. New York and especially New York City had been the primary epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, but the …