Health Care

A newly reported flaw in the City of Worcester's system for tracking coronavirus cases on Thursday added hundreds of new cases to the city's tally, bringing it to nearly 5,000.

Worcester County reported the lowest increase in coronavirus cases since March, with 27, while total deaths exceeded the 800 threshold, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Milford Regional Medical Center has begun reverting back to normal operations some of its outpatient centers that were changed around during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Long-term care facilities in Worcester County including nursing homes have reported roughly 600 coronavirus-related patient deaths, according to state data published for the first time.

A UMass Medical School researcher has been awarded $3.2 million to advance her lab's study of cells that helps understand cancer development.

Worcester County had 86 new coronavirus cases reported Tuesday and 11 new fatalities, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Newly revised totals for confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases and deaths on Monday pushed Massachusetts beyond 100,000 cases, the fifth state to reach the milestone.

UMass Memorial Medical Health Care is expanding criteria for patients being treated with remdesivir, a drug that in studies has been shown to treat coronavirus symptoms.

More than 200 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Worcester County over the weekend to go along with 21 new deaths, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Worcester County recorded 103 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths Friday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.