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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 116 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / June 9, 2021

Massachusetts reported 116 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, up from the 100 cases reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 5. Wednesday’s report marks...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 89 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / June 7, 2021

Massachusetts reported 89 new coronavirus cases Monday, down from the 126 cases reported Sunday. The death toll rose by 4. Monday’s report marks the...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 126 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / June 6, 2021

Massachusetts reported 126 new coronavirus cases Sunday, down from the 216 cases reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 4. Sunday’s report marks...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 177 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / June 4, 2021

Massachusetts reported 177 new coronavirus cases Friday, down from the 241 cases reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 10. Friday’s report marks...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 241 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley, Assistant News Editor / June 3, 2021

Massachusetts reported 241 new coronavirus cases Thursday, a sharp rise from the 100 cases reported Wednesday. The death toll rose by 7. Thursday’s...

Massachusetts reports 100 new coronavirus cases, lowest number since last June

Massachusetts reports 100 new coronavirus cases, lowest number since last June

By Frankie Rowley, Assistant News Editor / June 2, 2021

Massachusetts reported 100 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a sharp decline from the 179 cases reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 3. Wednesday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 179 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / June 1, 2021

Massachusetts reported 179 new coronavirus cases over a two day period Tuesday. The death toll rose by 12. No COVID-19 data was reported on Monday due...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 425 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley and Colin A. Young / May 19, 2021

Massachusetts reported 425 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a rise from the 359 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 14.  Wednesday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 359 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley and Colin A. Young / May 18, 2021

Massachusetts reported 359  new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a rise from the 281 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by 6.  Tuesday...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 337 new coronavirus cases, large laboratory reporting lag

By Dana Gerber / May 14, 2021

Massachusetts reported 337 new coronavirus cases Friday, down by nearly half from the 616 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 18.  The...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 472 new coronavirus cases, zero COVID-19 deaths

By Frankie Rowley / May 11, 2021

Massachusetts reported 472 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, up slightly from the 446 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by zero.  Tuesday’s...

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to the media after receiving a flu shot at a CVS in Roslindale on September 17, 2020 in Boston, MA.

Massachusetts reports 655 new coronavirus cases

By Charlie McKenna / May 9, 2021

Massachusetts reported 655 new coronavirus cases Sunday, down from the 795 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by six.  Sunday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 2,263 new coronavirus cases

By Dana Gerber / April 3, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,263 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a rise from the 2,160 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 36.  Saturday’s...

Emerson's testing site is located at a Tufts Medical Center facility on the corner of Harrison Ave. and Kneeland St.

Emerson reports no new positive tests, after 7 reported Thursday

By Charlie McKenna / April 2, 2021

Emerson reported no new positive COVID-19 tests on Friday, a day after reporting seven, from the 311 tests administered Thursday, leaving the spring semester’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 1,817 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 28, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,817 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a rise from the 2,362 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 29.  Saturday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 2,362 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 27, 2021

Massachusetts reported 2,362 new coronavirus cases Saturday, a rise from the 2,301 new infections reported Friday. The death toll rose by 35.  Saturday’s...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,678 new coronavirus cases

By Dana Gerber / March 21, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,678 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a slight decline from the 1,880 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 33.  Cases...

Emerson's testing site at Tufts Medical Center.

Emerson, Tufts Medical Center vaccine partnership falls through

By Dana Gerber / March 18, 2021

In a reversal from previous rollout plans, Emerson will not be able to depend fully on Tufts Medical Center for distributing COVID-19 vaccines to students,...

Emerson is now mask-optional in all campus spaces except classrooms.

Administrators suggest restriction loosening on the horizon

By Charlie McKenna / March 4, 2021

With coronavirus cases on the decline in Boston and in Massachusetts and the gradual lift of restrictions, positive COVID-19 tests at Emerson have begun...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,928 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / February 25, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,928 new coronavirus cases Thursday, a rise from the 1,788 new infections reported Wednesday. The death toll rose by 33.  Thursday...