COVID-19 hospitalizations down, but numbers of cases and deaths still high
APRIL 30.....The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Massachusetts dropped for the third consecutive day, and the state reported fewer new cases and deaths on Thursday than the day before,...
View ArticleReopening architects emphasizing safety over speed
MAY 4, 2020.....After spending the last few days hearing from groups representing more than a million workers, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito on Monday cautioned against viewing May 18 as a "magical date" on...
View ArticleBaker: 'Numbers have started to trend in the right direction'
MAY 4, 2020....The number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths reported in Massachusetts Monday were the lowest they've been in weeks, though more than 3,500 people remained hospitalized with the...
View ArticleBaker eases tight restrictions on retail, car dealers
MAY 5, 2020.....It's not just the flowers that are blooming in the springtime warmth.Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday gave florists, as well as many other "non-essential" businesses, a green thumbs up to...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: After trending down for days, cases, deaths and...
The cumulative number of cases in Massachusetts rose by 1,754 Wednesday to 72,025 and the death toll from COVID-19 climbed by 208 newly-reported deaths to a total of 4,420.
View ArticleCape's seasonal economy on crash course with COVID-19
MAY 7, 2020....The fifteen weeks between Memorial Day and Labor Day are a cornerstone of the local economy for Cape Cod and, with the state still battling the COVID-19 pandemic as summer approaches, a...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: Golf courses and gun shops can open, horse racing on...
MAY 7, 2020.....State public health officials reported another 132 COVID-19 deaths Thursday and 1,696 people newly confirmed with the highly contagious disease that continues to spread throughout...
View ArticleCoalition presses Baker to reduce COVID-19 risks in prisons
MAY 12, 2020.....Warning that public health precautions are impossible with prisons and jails at their current population levels, a coalition of legal aid and community groups increased their calls...
View ArticleReopening role puts Polito at center stage
MAY 13, 2020.....For more than five years, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito has been a near constant at the side of Gov. Charlie Baker, a partner always there for every big moment, even if she was just off center...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: COVID-19 cases top 80,000, death toll now at 5,315
Baker remains tight lipped on specifics for reopening businesses
View ArticleBaker plan seeks balance between public and economic health
BOSTON, MAY 18, 2020.....After two months of government-imposed business closures and restrictions on day-to-day life, Massachusetts entered a new phase of the coronavirus pandemic Monday -- one that...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: Congresswoman Ayana Pressley says state 'isn't ready' to...
MAY 19, 2020.....A day after Gov. Charlie Baker released his administration's economic reopening plan and issued a new "safer at home" advisory, most workers remained at home and public life has not...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: Numbers continue to trend down, but COVID-19 death toll...
MAY 19, 2020.....It had been a while since a weekday went by without Gov. Charlie Baker holding a press conference to discuss the state's fight against the coronavirus, but the governor did not face...
View ArticleBaker stresses phase one restart decisions up to employers
MAY 20, 2020...Two days after telling some types of businesses how they could reopen after a prolonged public health closure, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday emphasized that there's no need for any...
View ArticleBaker questions urgency on mail-in voting
MAY 21, 2020.....Gov. Charlie Baker does not share the same sense of urgency as the state's top elections officials and a range of advocacy groups about when officials must make a decision on how to...
View ArticleDATA DEBATE: When it comes to the coronavirus, nursing home secrecy...
Some nursing homes have refused to divulge the number of people who have died from the coronavirus while they lived or worked there.
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: MBTA implementing new standards for crowd measuring
MAY 27, 2020.....Massachusetts continued its progress along a gradual path from COVID-inflicted shutdowns toward the new normal Wednesday, even as the death toll since the start of the outbreak...
View ArticleSlow climb from economic mess will take years, taxpayers group says
MAY 28, 2020.....Long-shuttered stores may unlocking their doors. And manufacturers are starting to hire employees back to the assembly lines. But the economic recovery might not be a quick one, a...
View ArticleClashes and violence follow peaceful Boston protest
BOSTON, JUNE 1, 2020.....Downtown Boston turned into a battle zone Sunday night after a peaceful protest suddenly disintegrated into a spurt of violent clashes between protestors and police, including...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: DPH adds probable COVID-19 cases and deaths to daily...
JUNE 1, 2020.....Massachusetts officials on Monday began reporting new data on probable cases of COVID-19, in addition to those that have been confirmed by viral testing.The probable cases are...
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