The three-day average of COVID-19 hospitalizations is at 393, which is 85 more than the average just two weeks ago.
The testing program will begin at a location near Fenway Park and will move to a different location at a later date.
The mobile testing team has previously been in Roxbury, Allston, South Boston, Mattapan, and East Boston, ordering 10,874 tests.
Boston city councilors say the pandemic has made a disturbing rodent problem go from bad to worse.
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Some communities tied recent spikes to a family, household or nursing home facility. Others had trouble tracing back to the genesis.
The latest figures released by the MA Department of Public Health showed hospitalizations increased from Friday.
The state is pushing residents to get their flu shots ahead of a potential second surge of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts.
Six cities and towns were newly shaded red in the state's color-coded coronavirus map released Thursday.
The premiums will increase an average of 7.9 percent despite insurers profiting as people stayed away from hospitals during the pandemic.
Coronavirus outbreaks at parties, restaurants, churches and nursing homes led to "red" status for six more communities last week.
Dr. Monica Bharel's leave isn't related to COVID-19, which she contracted in March.
Six communities were added to the high-risk category in the coronavirus map, prompting two districts to delay in-person learning.
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The Department of Public Health said state law allows them to make school vaccination requirements for students, but not for anyone else.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Tuesday it started looking at Orig3n’s lab in the Seaport in early August.
Cambridge-based Moderna and other drugmakers say they won't release vaccines prematurely, despite pressure from the Trump administration.
One day after the CDC told states to prepare for a potential vaccine distribution before the election, Baker urged following the process.
Massachusetts on Wednesday updated its new color-coded map, which is based on average positive rates over the past two weeks.
A study found that the COVID-19 transmission rate in state correctional facilities was three times higher than the general population.
The travel order exemption now extends to states beyond the Northeast.
One expert said Massachusetts is already "one step ahead" when it comes to disseminating a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
The Biogen conference held at Boston’s Marriott Long Wharf hotel in February was previously thought to have caused just 99 illnesses.
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Students enrolled in remote learning are not exempt from the mandatory flu immunization.
A new Mass General Hospital study is adding to concerns that children may be considered “silent spreaders” of coronavirus.
The state is now connecting certain things, like the ability to start school sports, to its color-coded map.
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They will be required from the age of six months for attendees of child care programs, pre-schools, K-12 schools colleges and universities.
The pandemic has now claimed more than 8,600 lives in Massachusetts, but the positive test rate continues to decline, the state says.
At least 31 children in Massachusetts have been diagnosed with a rare inflammatory syndrome linked to coronavirus.
One-quarter of Massachusetts communities had increased positive test rates, while nearly 40 percent saw that number fall.
Moderna estimated the value of Tuesday's award at $1.525 billion, including incentive payments for timely delivery of the product
A two-week span in July saw nearly 100,000 children contract the coronavirus. The rate in Massachusetts is in line with the national one.
Backyard gatherings and get-togethers at homes fall under the new restrictions, which include potential fines for not wearing face masks.
A total of 1,294,206 people in Massachusetts have been tested for coronavirus.
The projections come as the state slows reopening plans and adds new restrictions to slow the increase of coronavirus cases.
The next step of phase three was indefinitely postponed and outdoor gatherings will be further limited, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
Revere’s rate of positive COVID-19 cases is above 6% for the second consecutive week. It’s nearly triple the state’s one-week average.