Coronavirus

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported Wednesday morning that New Bedford had its first two deaths related to COVID-19 and now has 81 positive cases of COVID-19, up from the 71 cases they reported on Tuesday and up from 65 on Monday. The New Bedford residents that passed away …

“On Wednesday, April 8, 2020: A very big THANK YOU to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) for delivering two pallets of Personal Protective Equipment to our department. Also, how can we ever thank the Patriots and Governor Baker for making the arrangements for us, in Acushnet, to get N95 …

The town of Dartmouth reversed its recently stated policy of not sharing updates on the specifics on COVID-19 cases. Only a few short weeks ago some Massachusetts towns had instituted the policy, but residents quickly condemned it and preferred being informed. As of April 7th, there are 31 confirmed cases …

On April 7, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 1,365 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 15,202. This is a slight increase over Monday’s 1,337 reported cases. 96 new deaths were reported in the past three days bringing the total deaths in Massachusetts …

By Matt Murphy State House News Service In preparation for the potential that hospitals may run out of life-saving supplies to treat every COVID-19 patient that shows up at their door, Massachusetts public health officials released guidance Tuesday to help providers make the grim choice about which patients to prioritize, …

By Katie Lannan State House News Service Lawmakers are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to let health care professionals trained in other countries join the state’s COVID-19 fight, and a recent Board of Registration in Medicine move will allow some international medical graduates who’ve also trained in the U.S. to …

Westport’s Brownie Girl Scout Troop 540 is hosting an online service project to benefit local heroes during this time of uncertainty. As scouts we wanted to do our part to help our community – the community can help in our efforts by donating boxes of girl scout cookies to first …

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported Tuesday morning that New Bedford has a total of 71 positive cases of COVID-19, up from the 65 cases they reported on Saturday and up from 54 on Friday. The City did not report data on Sunday. The City of New Bedford is …

The Boston Police Department and FBI Warn Residents of Fraudulent Emails/Phone Calls from Scammers Looking to Hijack COVID-19 Stimulus Checks: With millions of people out of work and hoping to receive COVID-19 stimulus checks, the Boston Police Department and FBI are warning community members to be leery and wary of …

The Baker-Polito Administration and CVS Monday announced the launch of a new rapid testing site in Lowell, which will enable on-the-spot COVID-19 testing and results at no cost. The new CVS site in Lowell will use the new Abbott ID NOW™ COVID-19 test. With the launch of this site, Massachusetts …