Mayor Walsh Announces $1.7 Million in New COVID Grants on One Boston Day

Mayor Walsh marks One Boston Day 2020 with COVID surge warning and $1.7 million in new equity grants.

Walsh Opens 1,000-Bed Convention Center Hospital as Boston Cases Top 3,900

Mayor Walsh reports Boston COVID cases have doubled in a week, opens 1,000-bed overflow hospital. At a Monday briefing, Mayor Martin J.

Boston Launches $3M Tenant Fund and $2M Business Grants Amid COVID-19 Surge

Boston announces $5 million in emergency pandemic relief funds as COVID-19 cases climb to 1,233.

Boston Freezes Property Taxes, Launches 1,000 Housing Vouchers Amid COVID-19 Surge

Boston Mayor Walsh freezes property taxes and launches 1,000 rental vouchers as COVID-19 cases reach 825.

Boston Secures 550 Emergency Shelter Beds as COVID-19 Reaches Homeless Community

Boston announced roughly 550 new emergency shelter beds and $2.5 million in grants to protect the homeless population as COVID-19 cases reached 614 in the city and two residents had died.

Boston Opens COVID-19 Testing Site for First Responders at Suffolk Downs

Boston launches COVID-19 testing for first responders at Suffolk Downs as city cases climb to 477.

Boston Resiliency Fund Tops $20 Million as City Reports 197 COVID-19 Cases

Boston mayor reports 197 COVID-19 cases, two deaths, and $20 million raised as city expands pandemic response.

Boston Mayor Shuts Down Commercial Construction, Appeals for Mask Donations Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Boston mayor announces commercial construction shutdown and $16 million Resiliency Fund as COVID-19 reaches 67 city cases.

Boston Halts Construction, Closes Schools as COVID-19 Cases Reach 33

Boston halts construction and launches $20 million fund as COVID-19 cases hit 33 citywide.

Boston Closes All Public Schools Starting March 17 Over Coronavirus Surge

Boston closes all public schools starting March 17 as coronavirus cases reach 25 in the city.