COVID-19 in Massachusetts: The latest news, numbers, and resources

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Flags and wreaths honored veterans on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke in 2020, when a number of residents died due to COVID-19. The facility is now known as the Veterans Home of Holyoke, and a new cluster of COVID cases was reported at the facility this week.

State officials monitoring COVID-19 ‘cluster’ at Holyoke Veterans’ home as 10 residents test positive

Formerly known as the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, a COVID outbreak killed at least 76 veterans in 2020.

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health releases new town-by-town data for coronavirus cases every week. Here is the latest set of such data showing how the coronavirus has ravaged individual communities throughout the state.

2,772 confirmed cases and 29 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.
Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

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We're continuing to track vaccination efforts in Mass. and beyond to keep you informed on the latest news, numbers, and more.

Biden administration will again allow Americans to order free COVID-19 tests

The Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and that no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.

FDA approves updated COVID vaccines to boost protection this fall

The FDA's decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination.

The FDA just approved updated COVID boosters. Where and when can you get them in Mass.?

The shots are expected to be available as early as this week. Here's what you need to know.

US Justice Department says New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes during COVID-19

New Jersey state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak and suffered a “systemic inability” to implement care, the US Justice Department said.

2,772 confirmed cases and 29 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Charts: Who has been vaccinated in Massachusetts, and how many doses has the state received?

First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19

Jill Biden is "experiencing only mild symptoms," her communications director said, and President Biden tested negative, the White House said.

COVID-19 levels are on the rise again in Mass. Here’s what to know.

As summer slides into fall and children around the state return to school, the uptick in COVID-19 that began in July is continuing, with hospitalizations now at a five-month high.

Norfolk man charged with conspiring to price gouge hospitals during pandemic, officials say

A Norfolk man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge alleging he conspired to price gouge hospitals in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic by selling them N95 masks at huge markups, according to prosecutors.

Jenny Berz in her Brookline home, said she has slowly overcome many of her symptoms of long COVID, three years after becoming sick.

In the absence of any proven treatment, can people with long COVID recover?

Some people with long COVID get at least partially better, while many continue to suffer.

Are we actually experiencing a COVID spike? Take a look at the data.

Plenty of data remain publicly accessible to determine whether COVID is actually on the upswing.

A health care worker prepared to administer a vaccine.

Cold virus season is nearly upon us. Here’s what to know about new RSV, COVID, and flu shots.

For the first time, RSV shots will be available for babies and seniors. Here’s how to space out all three vaccines.

Employees worked inside Moderna's production plant in Norwood earlier this year.

Moderna readies its updated COVID vaccine for fall, but demand could be tepid

The Cambridge biotech’s stock is down sharply so far this year following its meteoric rise during the pandemic.

Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines.

New vaccines this fall could curb COVID-19 variant, respiratory viruses

An updated COVID-19 booster should be available by late September. Flu shots are arriving at doctors' offices. And for the first time, infants and seniors could be immunized against RSV.

A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus in Nutley, New Jersey on Feb. 28.

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