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Rise in youth hospitalizations, COVID rates ‘very worrisome,’ says Baystate Health chief pediatrician Updated Apr 09, 5:03 PM; Posted Apr 09, 4:03 PM Dr. Charlotte Boney chairs Baystate Medical Center’s department of pediatrics and is pediatrician in chief. Facebook Share SPRINGFIELD — A month ago, there was not a single case of COVID-19 to be found at Baystate Children’s Hospital. So far this month, there have five pediatric admissions with Baystate Health labs reporting an up to 9% positive rate among those under 18 years — triple the state average. Dr. Charlotte Boney, who ch...

Springfield gets mixed news on COVID; city returns to ‘high risk’ category but new cases decline Updated 2:25 PM; Today 1:41 PM Springfield Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris. seen at COVID-19 update in file photo, is urging people to continue to adhere to precautions.. (Don Treeger / The Republican) Facebook Share Officials discussed the latest trends during their weekly COVID-19 update at City Hall. The city recorded 486 new cases for the week of March 28 to April 3, compared to 546 new cases for the week of March 21 to 27, reflecting a week-over-week drop of ...

     Springfield, Massachusetts is again at high risk for community spread of the coronavirus.       After just two weeks of being rated at moderate risk for COVID-19 infections, rising case counts and test positivity rates have driven Springfield back to the “red” on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s latest risk assessment map.     Until its brief two weeks designated as “yellow” or moderate risk of infection, Springfield had been in the high risk category since October 1, 2020.    At his weekly COVID-19 briefing Monday, Mayor Domenic Sarno urged reside...

Springfield continues downward trend in new COVID cases as officials see ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ Updated Mar 15, 2021; SPRINGFIELD — The city’s number of new COVID-19 cases last week was 72.3% lower than in the first week of January, and officials said Monday there is “light at the end of the tunnel” one year into the coronavirus pandemic. The 326 new COVID-19 cases also represented a drop from the previous week’s case count, with 65 fewer cases. There were 391 new cases in the week of Feb. 28 to March 6, officials said. The city’s weekly number of cases peaked in th...

Springfield health and hospital officials praised the continued downward trends for new COVID-19 cases, infection rates and hospitalizations in Springfield.