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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

Live tracker: 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.

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How is coronavirus affecting schools? A look at incidents in Mass. this school year

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

‘Ma’am, step away from the turkey, please’: Thanksgiving police blotter

With Mayor Walsh threatening a crackdown on gatherings of more than 10 people, the police blotter after the holiday might have a little more zing this year.

Mass. begins work on tracing app, but will it matter?

In the states where such apps are available, relatively few people bother to use them. And flaws in the design of the apps make them prone to false positive results, according to Ryan Calo, codirector of the Tech Policy Lab at the University of Washington.

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.

Larry Edelman

The state owes us an explanation of jobless claims fraud

Unfortunately, a surge in bogus claims here and in other states is making it hard to know exactly how many people are really losing their jobs and seeking benefits.

If you can’t smell Thanksgiving dinner, you shouldn’t be there, expert says

If you’re getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner and you can’t smell that juicy turkey or whatever delicacies your family prepares, you should skip the celebration.

COVID-19 isn’t the only thing that can land you in the ER this Thanksgiving

Health experts are urging Americans to stay home for Thanksgiving and celebrate only with members of their households to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep emergency rooms from being overloaded. But accidents can and will still happen.

CDC considers shortening COVID-19 exposure quarantine from 14 days to 10, with a test

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering shortening the amount of time it recommends people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 quarantine, according to federal health officials.