Health Care

Worcester County had nine new coronavirus deaths reported Monday and 172 new cases according to Massachusetts Department of Public Health data. 

The Worcester metropolitan area has the nation's 21st worst rate of coronavirus deaths and 23rd worst rate for cases, according to a national analysis of data from the past two weeks.

Massachusetts is expanding efforts to provide COVID-19 tests to community health centers, the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced in a press release last week. 

Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday his administration would be making $130 million in additional funding available by the end of the week for nursing homes to pay for additional staff, cleaning and personal protective equipment.

Worcester County set a new high mark Sunday with 23 newly announced coronavirus deaths, surpassing the 200-death mark in about one month.

Melissa Cote had planned to expand her beauty salon, but as the construction was wrapping up on her new Shrewsbury location, Gov. Charlie Baker put out his order on March 24 for non-essential businesses in Massachusetts to shut down in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Companies like Nashoba Valley Medical Center, Worcester Fitness, Worcester Art Museum and Tegra Medical had recent hires and promotions.

The necessity of staying far apart from others has become clear to restaurateurs that habits will likely change long after dine-in eating returns.

With a pandemic affecting those clients who may be more susceptible to coronavirus and everyone else, community health centers – like their acute-care hospital siblings – have been thrown into disarray.

Worcester County had 17 new coronavirus-related deaths Saturday and 233 new cases, according to Massachusetts Department of...