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Massachusetts reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa in a woman in her 20s from Middlesex County.
2021-02-16

Massachusetts reports their first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a woman in her 20s from Boston who traveled to the United Kingdom and began experiencing symptoms the day after she returned.
2021-01-17

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announces that the state will tighten restrictions and move back to phase 3 of the reopening plan.
2020-12-8

Massachusetts reports a record 4,613 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 234,232.
2020-12-2

Massachusetts announces that they will remove New Hampshire and Maine from their low-risk travel list for contracting COVID-19. Individuals returning to Massachusetts from those states will be required to fill out a travel form, quarantine, or present a negative COVID-19 test.
2020-11-21

Governor Charlie Baker announces new restrictions for the state, including a stay-at-home order, curfew for businesses, reduction of indoor gatherings, and a tighter mask mandate. The restrictions will take effect on November 6.
2020-11-2

California Governor Gavin Newsom confirms that the state has signed a deal with Massachusetts-based PerkinElmer to provide faster testing results.
2020-08-26

Students in Massachusetts will be required to take a flu vaccine in order to attend schools.
2020-08-20

The governors of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, Louisiana, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Washington, and mayors of cities in other states, order the closure of all bars and restaurants and ban gatherings of 50 or more people in their states or cities in response to the pandemic.
2020-03-16

The governors of five states: California, Ohio, Illinois, Washington and Massachusetts, order bars and restaurants to close in response to the pandemic.
2020-03-15