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Baker Administration Announces New Measures to Contain COVID-19 and Updated Data Points on Age Groups

Nov 4, 2020

Along with a series of targeted measures to disrupt the increasing trend of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Baker Administration added a new data point presented in the COVID-19 dashboard titled “Case Growth by Age Group,” which will help contextualize the impact of COVID on different age ranges over time.

Governor Charlie Baker announced the new order and advisories on November 2nd at a time where public health data has indicated that cases are rising, with cases up by 278% and hospitalizations up by 145% since Labor Day.

The November 4th daily dashboard with new data points on age breakdown is available here.