CORONAVIRUS

Boston has rolled out a requirement to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter some venues. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said he has no interest in a similar statewide mandate.

Boston has rolled out a requirement to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter some venues. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said he has no interest in a similar statewide mandate.

A public health official in Worcester said it's too soon to tell if COVID-19 cases have peaked in the city, but recent data is encouraging.

The COVID-19 surge, fueled by the omicron variant, continues to fill up hospitals and stretch medical resources. That's the case for Baystate Health, which operates several hospitals in western Massachusetts.

Preliminary findings from a new study in southern California show that the COVID-19 omicron variant causes less severe disease than other variants. Connecticut health providers say that aligns with the kinds of cases they are seeing in local hospitals.

More new COVID-19 cases among K-12 students in Massachusetts were reported over the last week than in the prior two weeks combined, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data show.

The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to swamp hospitals and overwhelm schools and workplaces in Western New England

As WBUR’s Gabrielle Emanuel reports, much of the burden has fallen on school nurses, who say they are having to come up with policies on the fly.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been found in white-tailed deer across the country, and Massachusetts is now one of 41 states participating in a national effort to study the prevalence of the virus in deer.

Over the most recent two-week reporting period, Massachusetts school districts say the number of students with new cases of COVID-19 increased almost two and a half times.