Massachusetts Reports Over 7,000 New COVID Cases For 3rd Consecutive Day
There were also 90 more deaths reported Saturday.
Watch CBS News
There were also 90 more deaths reported Saturday.
"We are burned out. A lot of us are struggling, and it's hard," said Bettencourt, a nurse at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
The Breakfast Club's owner says the mask sign is meant to send a message to Gov. Charlie Baker.
"The scientific evidence right now is people are protected by two doses. I think we should try and get people two doses the fastest way possible," says Dr. Richard Ellison of UMass Memorial Health Center.
Weekly COVID-19 pool testing will be available for all schools and districts in the state within the next month, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday.
Massachusetts has now set a one-day record for newly reported COVID cases for two consecutive days.
There have been 431 new COVID-19 cases among students and staff in Massachusetts schools in the last week,
With COVID restrictions being extended through January 24, some local restaurant owners say their business is just not sustainable.
As of Thursday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 7.83%.
More than 60% of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts remain in the high risk category for coronavirus infections.
WBZ-TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall got her second dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine and is urging others to get vaccinated whenever they can.
This week's total 49,184 first doses administered is up about 12-percent from the week before.
Massachusetts is extending capacity and gathering limit restrictions that were implemented the day after Christmas.
Researchers in Massachusetts are checking COVID-19 test results for the variant emerging in other states.
As of Wednesday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 8.25%.
Flu activity is currently low in Massachusetts, a good sign as the state struggles like the rest of the country with the coronavirus pandemic.
New Hampshire health officials outlined the next phases of the state's vaccination plan.
If patients get side effects after their second dose of the vaccine, Dr. Mallika Marshall said to think of it "as your body doing what it is supposed to be doing."
Mayor Marty Walsh announced on Tuesday that Boston is extending its COVID restrictions for at least three more weeks.
It is believed to be the first men's college basketball game with both teams in masks.
A food pantry in Chelsea that had to close abruptly reopened on Tuesday.
From the front lines to the vaccination lines, 45,000 first responders in Massachusetts are set to get COVID-19 vaccinations starting January 11.
More than 86% percent of the state's hospital beds are now filled and only about a quarter of ICU beds are available.
There will be changes to the duration and format of the MCAS due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As of Tuesday, the seven-day weighted average of positive tests in Massachusetts is 8.57%.
