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The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Key metrics the state is monitoring for reopening

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

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The Mass. Department of Public Health releases new town-by-town data for coronavirus cases weekly. Here's the latest.

A look at what can reopen in each phase of Massachusetts’ opening plan

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The Boston Globe is providing coverage of the coronavirus outbreak to keep you informed on COVID-19, track the latest developments on its spread, and educate you on how you can remain safe during this period and throughout reopening phases.

TRACKERS

Here’s what each Mass. school district has decided for school reopening this fall

A college-by-college look at what some schools in Mass. are planning for the fall

A running list of Boston-area restaurants to close amid COVID-19

A list of layoffs and furloughs in Mass. due to coronavirus

In-depth stories & special projects

Hospital journals

The race to save lives

The Globe has enlisted three medical workers on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus to tell their stories in their own words.

Op-Ed | Aaron Thomas
Why I don’t feel safe wearing a face mask
As a Black man, I cannot walk into a store with a bandana covering the greater part of my face if I also expect to walk out that store.

Watch the Op Talk: Thomas and Globe columnist Renee Graham discuss staying safe while navigating the COVID-19 pandemic

Special Project
Elegies for those lost to coronavirus
Coronavirus has brought sorrow to every corner of the state, while cruelly preventing the bereaved from mourning together. Here, we remember the victims of the coronavirus as unique individuals, to remember them more for how they lived than how they died.

An infamous epicenter
How the Biogen leadership conference in Boston spread the coronavirus
Amid ominous signs after a routine conference, a frightening realization slowly dawned: The virus was on the loose.

Video

Baker details plan to reopen Massachusetts
The highly anticipated road map, which Baker laid out Monday, outlines four phases of re-opening, each lasting for at least three weeks. (Photo: Nicolaus Czarnecki/Pool, Video: Handout)
This is what it’s like to get tested for COVID-19
Somerville offered all residents free testing, regardless of whether they’re showing symptoms of COVID-19. So I took them up on the offer. (Video by Steve Annear and Shelby Lum|Globe Staff)
An hour on the COVID ICU overnight shift
Bianca Dintino's overnight shift as the COVID ICU charge nurse is a steady stream of patient alarms and PPE quick changes at Tufts Medical Center May 4. (Video by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

More coronavirus news

Northeastern dismisses 11 first-year students for partying

The students were caught violating COVID-19 distancing requirements; their $36,500 tuition for the semester will not be refunded. 2 hours ago

Mass. reports 219 new coronavirus cases, 22 new deaths

The death toll from confirmed cases of the coronavirus has risen to 8,892, the state Department of Public Health reported Friday, while the number of confirmed cases has risen to 120,038.

Key metrics the state is monitoring for reopening

These charts show trends that Massachusetts officials say are key to moving the state through a multi-phase reopening plan.

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Here's a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

For Cape Cod business owners, summer was ‘10 times the work for half the money’ — and better than expected

"Not as bad as it could have been” seems to be the overwhelming sentiment among Cape and Islands business owners.

Study suggests Vitamin D deficiency could raise chances of getting coronavirus

Randomized clinical trials are needed to look into the vitamin's effect, the authors said. Some are already underway.

Larry Edelman

A lot of people went back to work in August. Here are five things to know about the job market

There was plenty in the August jobs numbers report for optimists to savor over the long holiday weekend. But it wasn't all good news.

This college pledge will totally solve everything

Students, please sign this and we can keep pretending this isn’t going to be a disaster.