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The COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts was part of a pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The first confirmed case was reported on February 1, 2020, and the number of cases began increasing rapidly on March 5. Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on March 10.
Franklin and Hampshire counties – both in Western Massachusetts and the last non-island counties – had their first confirmed cases of COVID-19. [11] On March 20, Massachusetts experienced its first death due to COVID-19. The fatality was an 87-year-old man from Suffolk County, who was hospitalized and who had preexisting health conditions.
Plymouth ( / ˈplɪməθ /; historically also spelled as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town and county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklore, and culture, and is known as "America's Hometown". Plymouth was the site of the colony ...
Plymouth County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, south of Boston. As of the 2020 census, the population was 530,819. [1] Its county seats [2] are Plymouth and Brockton. [3] In 1685, the county was created by the Plymouth General Court, the legislature of Plymouth Colony, predating its annexation by the Massachusetts Bay Colony .
The Massachusetts smallpox epidemic or colonial epidemic was a smallpox outbreak that hit Massachusetts in 1633. [ 1] Smallpox outbreaks were not confined to 1633 however, and occurred nearly every ten years. [ 2] Smallpox was caused by two different types of variola viruses: variola major and variola minor. [ 3]
New research finds the COVID-19 vaccine lowers the risk of long COVID by up to 72%. The findings support health agencies’ recommendations. Long COVID treatments still have a long way to go.
Demographics of Massachusetts. Massachusetts has an estimated population of 6.981 million as of 2022 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. [ 1] This represents a −0.7% decrease in population from the 2020 census, when the population was 7.029 million. Currently, Massachusetts is the sixteenth most populous U.S. state .
For most, the infection is mild. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and sore throat, the CDC said. Common signs can be a fever or flu-like symptoms followed by a reddish “slapped cheek ...