Now in its third week, the coronavirus health emergency has touched every neighborhood in Boston as the number of known “positive” cases within the city grew to 938 — with 3 deaths— amid a worsening statewide and national crisis.
Massachusetts will remain in a state of emergency for the next month, at minimum, as Governor Charlie Baker warned residents to prepare for a surge in COVID-19 patients needing hospitalization projected to hit the state between next Tuesday (April 7) and Fri., April 17.
The overall number of cases statewide crossed the 5,000 mark Monday and reached 6,620 by Tuesday, according to the state’s Department of Public Health. A total of 89 deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 through Tuesday afternoon, an increase of 33 in a single day— the biggest one-day increase in the fatality rate so far.
