The federal government has been tracking coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including in Worcester.
The weekly number went up on Thursday, but city officials believe Worcester is on the downside of the second peak.
Here's how the coronavirus epidemic is affecting hospitals and their ICUs in Worcester County.
Worcester will host the state's fourth vaccine supersite as more people become eligible for the COVID-19 inoculation.
New federal data shows how the coronavirus epidemic is affecting hospitals and their ICUs in Worcester County.
With frustration high, Worcester officials say they are preparing to start distributing COVID-19 vaccines as more people become eligible.
Amid confusion about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Massachusetts, Worcester officials are lobbying for up to two mass vaccine sites.
See how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospital capacity in Worcester County and across Massachusetts.
The person who tested positive for the B.1.1.7 strain had traveled over the holidays, Worcester health officials said.
New federal government data shows which hospitals are closest to capacity in the Worcester area.
Worcester is still adding about 200 cases per day, but this week's total was slightly lower than the previous week.
New data provided by the federal government shows which hospitals are closest to capacity in the Worcester area.
The hospital's new policy starts Jan. 8, an attempt to reduce coronavirus exposures.
The hospital's nurses are in a dispute with Saint Vincent leaders over safety conditions during the second virus surge.
Police, firefighters and EMTs from Worcester and surrounding communities will be able to get vaccinated at the senior center.
And the pandemic is still burning with Worcester officials saying a Christmas spike in cases is emerging.
“It’s hard to see especially on Christmas, especially when these patients can’t have families at their bedside,” one Worcester doctor said.
Three people have drowned at Hillside Beach along Coes Reservoir since 2007, including one in 2020.
See when and where you can get a coronavirus test in Worceter the week of Dec. 21.
The library exposure comes as multiple other Worcester city offices have been touched by the pandemic.
The Worcester-based health care system will administer 500 vaccinations per day starting later this week as Phase 1 of the Pfizer rollout.
Worcester has added over 1,200 new coronavirus cases since Dec. 3, city officials said Thursday.
City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. is in isolation, and 20 other city employees are in quarantine after having contact with him.
The Worcester City Manager has declined to advance the city to the next phase of reopening citing a high number of local cases.
Worcester's Mercantile Center and Quinsigamond Community College will host testing the week of Dec. 7.
Worcester officials said this is the highest number of new cases in any week since the pandemic began.
Officials released new details Thursday about the field hospital and the services it will offer.
More than 100 nurses lined the street outside Saint Vincent Hospital on Tuesday to protest staffing cuts and personal protective equipment.
The special bike will give visitors a new view of the trail that runs along the Blackstone in Worcester and beyond.
In a pre-Thanksgiving press conference, Worcester officials warned residents that the city is "not in a good place right now."
There are two free coronavirus testing events in Worcester ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Worcester added nearly 700 new coronavirus cases in the past week, a new high in the second wave of the pandemic.
Clark President David Fithian told students in a letter, "this is not an emergency situation, it is serious."
The Worcester Family and Probate Court will be closed until Wednesday, according to state officials.
The DCU Center field hospital closed down last spring after coronavirus cases began receding.
Worcester officials want residents to get tested before heading to any family gatherings this year.
"We are not at a good place in the city of Worcester," the city manager said Thursday, announcing 518 new cases over the past week.
Gina Plata-Niño was among 100 volunteers in the vaccine trial at UMass Memorial Hospital.
Get a free test of flu shot at events in Worcester planned for Nov. 9, 10 and 12.