Here's how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospitals and their ICUs in Norfolk County.
The federal government has been tracking coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including in Braintree.
Braintree is still considered high risk for COVID-19, but case counts and the positive test rate both trended in the right direction.
The Braintree site was open to 100 people with 90 of the doses going to seniors and the remaining doses going to Phase 1 residents.
Eligible Massachusetts residents can begin getting vaccinated at local CVS pharmacies next week.
See how the COVID-19 epidemic is affecting hospital and ICU capacity in Norfolk County and across MA.
Here are the latest numbers on which hospitals are closest to capacity in the Braintree area and across Massachusetts.
Officials said they've started gathering info from residents 65 and older and adults with one or more comorbidities to get them vaccines.
New data from the federal government shows which hospitals are closest to capacity in Norfolk County.
The award was given to 20 nurses from Braintree Public Health and the school district.
New federal government data shows which hospitals are nearing capacity in the Braintree area.
Braintree's rise in cases has started to effect the school system's plans to expand in-person learning.
The New York Times, the Surgo Foundation and Ariadne Labs used their vaccine tool to calculate what priority you would be to receive it.
The town's positive test rate rose to 2.66 percent, still below the state average.
About 90 percent of the town's 120 coronavirus deaths have come from nursing homes, Mayor Charles Kokoros said.
The town also reported a rising positive test rate but did not go over the new percent positivity threshold for high-risk designation.
The state Department of Public Health has revised its reporting system for COVID-19 risk in towns and cities across the state.
The town was one of 121 Massachusetts communities marked as high-risk in the latest release.
The threat for coronavirus spread is Braintree is still moderate, but the town's cases approached high risk levels, according to state data.
Braintree is still deemed a "yellow" community, meaning it averaged between four and eight coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents.
Residents will be seen on a first come, first served basis, and the clinic is free for Braintree residents.
Braintree is still considered a "yellow" community, but both its COVID-19 case count and percent positive rate dropped.
Mayor Kokoros said Braintree's positive case rates will determine if Braintree can move into the next reopening phase that starts Monday.
State officials have awarded the Tri Town Water Board for Braintree, Holbrook and Randolph a $200,000 grant to protect drinking water.
The town's percent positive rate over the last two weeks rose to 1.63 percent.
Residents will be seen on a first come, first served basis. It is free for Braintree residents but you must be 18 or older.
Braintree is still labeled a "green" community by the state, meaning it averages fewer than four cases per 100,000 people daily.
Seventeen Massachusetts communities received the red designation, indicating a higher risk of potential spread of the coronavirus.
The town was labeled a "green" community, as its percent positive rate rose since last week.
None of Braintree's 957 confirmed coronavirus cases has been linked to out of state travel.
The Braintree Health Department provided tips to protect yourself from West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis.
Grass pollen may be a nuisance at the beginning of the weekend, but allergies should lessen by Sunday.
Despite an increase in coronavirus cases, the positive test rate continued its decline in Braintree.
Allergy sufferers beware, as high rates of grass pollen are expected in Braintree in the coming days.
Braintree was one of 65 towns in Massachusetts where positive coronavirus tests grew over the last two weeks, according to state officials.
As far as rates of positive tests, Braintree's downward trend has continued, especially over the last month.
See the positive coronavirus test rate and how many cases per capita Braintree has compared to other communities on the South Shore.
Another 25 coronavirus deaths were added to the Braintree report after health officials discovered a discrepancy in the state's reporting.
There was one additional cases of the new coronavirus in Braintree reported Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the town to 876.