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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 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...

Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 146 new coronavirus cases

By Camilo Fonseca, Assistant News Editor / May 30, 2021

Massachusetts reported 146 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a marked decline from the 203 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 4. Sunday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 382 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley, Assistant News Editor / May 26, 2021

Massachusetts reported 382 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a sharp increase from the 195 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 7. Wednesday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 195 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley, Assistant News Editor / May 25, 2021

Massachusetts reported 195 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, a slight increase from the 188 new infections reported Monday. The death toll rose by 10. Tuesday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 188 new coronavirus cases, lowest number since September

By Camilo Fonseca, News Editor / May 24, 2021

Massachusetts reported 188 new coronavirus cases Monday, a significant decline from the 287 new infections reported Sunday. The death toll rose by 2. Monday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 287 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / May 23, 2021

Massachusetts reported 287 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a significant decline from the 405 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 5. Sunday’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 400 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / May 21, 2021

Massachusetts reported 400 new coronavirus cases Friday, down from the 538 new infections reported Thursday. The death toll rose by 11. Friday’s report...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 281 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley and Colin A. Young / May 17, 2021

Massachusetts reported 281 new coronavirus cases Monday, a decline from the 494 new infections reported Sunday. The death toll rose by 19.  Monday’s...

A sign of the COVID testing site of Emerson College and Tufts University.

Emerson achieves its first week with no new positives reported

By Frankie Rowley / April 26, 2021

Emerson reported no new positive COVID-19 test results last week—the first week of regular testing in which the college reported no positives across...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,085 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / April 25, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,085 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a decline from the 1,386 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 6. Sunday's...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,508 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / March 14, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,508 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a decline from the 1,548 new infections reported Saturday. The death toll rose by 30.  Cases...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 1,679 new coronavirus cases

By Dana Gerber / February 19, 2021

Massachusetts reported 1,679 new coronavirus cases Friday, a drop from the 1,803 new infections reported Wednesday. The death toll rose by 36.  On...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.

Massachusetts reports 3,987 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / January 20, 2021

Massachusetts reported 3,987 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, a drastic rise from the 2,567 new infections reported Tuesday. The death toll rose by 78.  Wednesday...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 4,358 new coronavirus cases

By Ann E. Matica / January 4, 2021

Massachusetts reported 4,358 new coronavirus cases Monday, an uptick from the 3,110 new infections reported Sunday. The death toll rose by 60. The state...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker

Massachusetts reports 3,110 new coronavirus cases

By Frankie Rowley / January 3, 2021

Massachusetts reported 3,110 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a sharp decline from the 8,542 new infections reported Saturday over a two day period, after...

A sign on the window of Emerson's coronavirus testing site at Tufts Medical Center.

College expects no new positives following early week surge

By Charlie McKenna / November 20, 2020

College officials are not aware of any new positive COVID-19 tests from community members, following the sudden surge in positive results earlier in the...

A sign on the window of Emerson's coronavirus testing site at Tufts Medical Center.

Administrators hope automatic dashboard updates will eliminate data reporting errors

By Charlie McKenna / October 28, 2020

Emerson’s COVID-19 dashboard is now updated automatically after a string of data reporting errors appeared on the page since its inception in August. When...

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

Emerson reports unusually high testing total, Massachusetts cases rise

By Charlie McKenna / October 16, 2020

Emerson reported one new positive COVID-19 test Friday out of 1,708 new results from tests administered Oct. 14 and 15, leaving the college’s cumulative...