Tracking COVID-19
Total COVID-19 cases
| Worldwide |
|---|
| Cases confirmed, 5,952,145 |
| Deaths, 365,535 |
| Recovered, 2,516,951 | United States |
| Cases confirmed, 1,747,087 |
| Deaths, 102,836 |
| Recovered, 406,446 | Massachusetts |
| Cases confirmed, 95,512 |
| Deaths, 6,718 | Essex County |
| Cases confirmed, 13,994 |
| Deaths, 906 |
Sources: Johns Hopkins University COVID 19 Tracking Dashboard and Mass. Department of Public Health
Coronavirus latest news
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the coronavirus is under better control in the United States, but the pandemic isn't over. The nation's top infectious disease expert told The Associated Press that the country is “in a different moment” of the pandemic. After what he calls a phase where COVID-19 cases were explosive, the U.S. is transitioning to better control. Cases are at a lower point than they've been in months but contagious variants are still spreading. Fauci says more work must be done. His comments came a day after he told the PBS “NewsHour” that the U.S. was “out of the pandemic phase.” They reflect how health officials are wrestling with keeping cases and hospitalizations manageable amid an unpredictable virus.
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SALEM — The city’s Chamber of Commerce is asking Salem health leaders to look at the Witch City’s status as an island on the North Shore — the one place where a vaccine mandate remains in effect to enter certain businesses — and to consider whether it’s necessary with the arrival of February.
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