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222 Massachusetts cities and towns at high risk for coronavirus transmission, down from last week
1 month ago | By Boston Herald
The number of Massachusetts cities and towns at high risk for COVID-19 transmission declined this week for the first time since early November as state and local officials expressed hope that cases and hospitalizations were heading in the right direction “for the first time in a long time.”
There were 222 communities in the high-risk “red” zone this week, down from 229 last week - the first such decline since the state revamped its metrics in early November.
It's a slight dip that coincides with Gov. Charlie Baker's decision to lift the 9:30 p.m. curfew on restaurants and other businesses...
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COVID-19 timeline: It's been one year since the first announced case in the United States
1 month ago | By WLWT
It's been one year since COVID-19 was first detected in the United States. Here's a list of several key dates and events relating to the pandemic since then.
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