By Matt Murphy and Colin A. Young State House News Service With the number of cases of coronavirus more than doubling from the day before, Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency Tuesday and imposed broad restrictions on travel for many state employees as Massachusetts moved into a new …
Read More »Mayor Marty Walsh Discusses St. Patrick’s Day Parade Cancellation, Sports Events
By Colin A. Young, State House News Service Boston Mayor Martin Walsh defended his decision to cancel Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and said the city’s progress in containing the virus will determine whether the Boston Marathon is run next month. Walsh …
Read More »15 New Presumptive Positive Cases of Coronavirus Identified by Massachusetts State Public Health
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced 15 new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed or presumptive positive cases in Massachusetts to 28. All 15 cases had a direct connection to the Biogen employee conference in late February. The presumptive positive cases include …
Read More »Five New Positive Coronavirus Cases Identified by Massachusetts State Public Health
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health today announced five new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed or presumptive positive cases in Massachusetts to 13. The cases include four people from Middlesex County: one woman in her 40s, one woman in her 50s, one man in …
Read More »There are now eight confirmed coronavirus cases in Massachusetts
By Colin A. Young and Chris Lisinski State House News Service There are now eight people in Massachusetts who have tested positive for coronavirus-caused COVID-19, including three new cases in Boston, Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday afternoon. The five new positive tests announced Friday more …
Read More »Second Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19 Identified by Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Thursday announced its second presumptive positive case of COVID-19 since testing started Friday, February 28, at the State Public Health Laboratory. The woman is in her 60s and lives in Middlesex County. Her recent European travel included northern Italy. She was symptomatic, did not …
Read More »New Bedford Health Department provides information on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The New Bedford Health Department has posted helpful information on its website regarding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19. The page is available on the City’s home page, www.newbedford-ma.gov, or on the Health Department’s page on the City website, under ‘News.’ The page will continue to be updated and the …
Read More »First Presumptive Positive Case of COVID-19 Identified by Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health yesterday announced its first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 since testing started Friday, February 28, at the State Public Health Laboratory. The woman is in her 20s and lives in Norfolk County. She recently traveled to Italy with a school group and was symptomatic. …
Read More »New Bedford’s Superintendent Thomas Anderson’s statement on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
“Dear New Bedford Public Schools community, I have shared in previous communications that New Bedford Public Schools is monitoring the unfolding international health risk related to COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, in addition to the yearly impact the flu has on thousands of people across the country www.cdc.gov/flu. The precautions …
Read More »Massachusetts Health Officials Say State is Prepared for Coronavirus
By Katie Lannan, State House News Service Stressing that the risk of contracting coronavirus remains low in Massachusetts, state public health officials said Tuesday that they are prepared for a potential outbreak. Tens of thousands of cases of the respiratory illness now known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus …
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