Massachusetts

Public health officials announced another 178 new COVID-19-related deaths on Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 2,360.Officials confirmed another 3,079 positive tests as well — the highest number in a single day — for a total of 46,023 cases of coronavirus statewide.But that increase coincides with the largest single report of new testing, with 14,614…

Massachusetts today reported 3,079 new Covid-19 cases, the largest number since the state began testing in March - and far more than the 1,745 cases reported just the day before. There were fewer reported deaths than the day before, but in both cases the numbers were higher than at the beginning of the month. The…

The number of coronavirus-related deaths is likely higher than recorded in Massachusetts, according to reports, which come after the deadliest day on record in the state since the start of the pandemic. The total number of deaths in March was 11% higher than average in Massachusetts compared to the past 20 years, according to the…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Doctors at a Massachusetts hospital are crediting an experimental blood plasma treatment for improving the condition of a gravely ill COVID-19 patient.The patient’s vital signs were quickly turning south at UMass Memorial Health Care last Saturday, according to a local…

Massachusetts releases new town-by-town coronavirus infection data 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Mobile users: click here to see a graphical look at the data. The Massachusetts Department of Health began releasing a public breakdown of town-by-town coronavirus infection data in mid-April.The town-by-town data, which reflects case information from the start of the outbreak to the Tuesday before the data is…