Updated on January 29, 2021 at 6:44 pm
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With Phase 2 of the Massachusetts vaccination process just three days away, frustrations with the state s registration system continue to grow.
All Massachusetts residents age 75 and older are now eligible to make an appointment to get the vaccine under Phase 2 of the rollout, which begins Monday, but there were numerous accounts of older residents who could not navigate the state s website or waited hours only to find that all slots were already full. All Massachusetts residents age 75 and older are now eligible to make an appointment to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but Wednesday’s online rollout did not go smoothly for many.
Hingham reports 105 new COVID-19 cases
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Hingham reported 105 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, a slight decrease from the week before as statewide case numbers continue to drop.
On Thursday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported Hingham has now seen 1,347 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, up from 1,242 last week. The town s daily incident rate for the past 14 days is now 63.7 cases per 100,000 residents, slightly down from 64.0 last week. The town s two-week positivity rate increased to 4.76% from 4.50% last week.
Hingham remained in the state s yellow zone for a second week. Norwell and Milton are the only nearby towns to also be in the yellow, while all other towns on the South Shore are still designated red.