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March 24, 2020

Coronavirus prompts Massachusetts to open hundreds of day care sites for essential workers

Massachusetts officials announced over the weekend that hundreds of day care sites will open to accommodate those who are forced to work during the coronavirus pandemic. 

March 20, 2020

Massachusetts reports first coronavirus-related death

Massachusetts has the ninth highest total of COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

March 19, 2020

Massachusetts woman allegedly lied about taking fever-reducing meds before flight to Beijing: report

A 37-year-old Massachusetts woman who flew from Los Angeles to Beijing last week before testing positive for coronavirus could reportedly face up to seven years in prison in China for attempting to hide her symptoms.

March 18, 2020

Bill Weld suspends long-shot primary challenge against Trump

Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld – the sole remaining GOP primary challenger against President Trump – ended his White House bid on Wednesday.

March 14, 2020

Kid who got autograph from Utah Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus, but officials deny connection

A Rhode Island child who received an autograph from Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). However, state health officials are denying a link between the two cases.

March 11, 2020

Washington bans gatherings of 250+ people in Seattle area, other states react as US grapples with coronavirus outbreak

Washington, the state most severely hit by the coronavirus, is expected to ban gatherings of more than 250 people in the Seattle area amid the outbreak.

March 10, 2020

ICE arrests Zimbabwean national charged with rape, overstaying visa for nearly 20 years

Federal immigration authorities in Boston last week arrested a Zimbabwean national who had allegedly overstayed his visa by 20 years and is charged with felony rape, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Monday.

March 9, 2020

Coronavirus cases in Massachusetts double in overnight hours, report says

Officials in Massachusetts said late Sunday that there are 15 new coronavirus cases in the state, including a parent of an elementary school student in the state that will be closed on Monday.

March 6, 2020

Tennessee man with coronavirus traveled through Boston airport, state health officials say

Officials with the Tennessee Department of Health have released further details about the state’s first case of COVID-19.

March 6, 2020

Coronavirus confirmed cases and fatalities, state by state

As of noon Wednesday, 13 states across the U.S. have reported over 80 confirmed, non repatriated cases of the novel coronavirus. Of those cases, 24 were travel-related, 16 were person-to-person spread and 40 are still under investigation. Here are the infected patient populations by state.