page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Boston
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Boston
caption_attribution_description: English: This file may be updated to reflect new information. If you wish to use a specific version of the file without new updates being mirrored, please upload the required version as a separate file. This map shows confirmed cases of w:en:COVID-19, coded by percentage of population confirmed to be infected as of 13 August 2020. The data is used from the data as aggregated and released by Boston Public Health Commission and US census (2010 population records). As this is a current outbreak, the map may not be up to date. &#160; 5.00%+ Confirmed infected &#160; 3.00%–5.00% Confirmed infected &#160; 2.00%–3.00% Confirmed infected &#160; 1.00%–2.00% Confirmed infected &#160; 0.50%–1.00% Confirmed infected &#160; 0.00–0.50% Confirmed infected &#160; no confirmed cases or no data The design is based on blank maps available in Public Domain (extracted from Microsoft Excel and formatted by Jihan Bhuiyan), the color scheme is based on color brewer. The maps were created by Jihan Bhuiyan. known issues with the data Cases from districts named 'Out of &lt;city&gt;' are not represented (these have no geographic representation) Cases from districts named 'Unassigned' are not represented (these have no geographic representation) The data from Mid Dorchester and Dorchester may be distorted because population sources represent them differently The data from Allston and Brighton are merged and prevalence is calculated jointly The data from Back Bay, Beacon Hill, North End, West End, and Downtown are merged and prevalence is calculated jointly
context_page_description: The COVID-19 pandemic in Boston is part of an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 in the Massachusetts city of Boston. The first confirmed case was reported on February 1, 2020, and the number of cases began to increase rapidly by March 8. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, declared a state of emergency on March 10. Mayor Marty Walsh declared a public health emergency on March 15. By March 21, more than a hundred people in Boston had tested positive for COVID-19. Most early cases were traceable to a company meeting held in late February by the biotechnology firm Biogen in Boston.
  New cases peaked on April 24, 2020 at 659, and began to decline after. As of August 20, 2020, there were 15,018 confirmed cases and 746 deaths due to COVID-19 in Boston. 13.3% of cases required hospitalization, 5.1% of cases resulted in death, and 73.5% of cases have recovered. 9.7% of cases were healthcare workers, and 47% of deaths were in long-term care facilities. As of August 13, Boston had completed 139,119 molecular tests, 10.9% of which came back positive. In Boston, 2,047.6 residents had been tested per 10,000 residents.
context_section_description: The COVID-19 pandemic in Boston is part of an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Massachusetts city of Boston. The first confirmed case was reported on February 1, 2020, and the number of cases began to increase rapidly by March 8. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, declared a state of emergency on March 10. Mayor Marty Walsh declared a public health emergency on March 15. By March 21, more than a hundred people in Boston had tested positive for COVID-19. Most early cases were traceable to a company meeting held in late February by the biotechnology firm Biogen in Boston. 
  New cases peaked on April 24, 2020 at 659, and began to decline after. As of August 20, 2020, there were 15,018 confirmed cases and 746 deaths due to COVID-19 in Boston. 13.3% of cases required hospitalization, 5.1% of cases resulted in death, and 73.5% of cases have recovered. 9.7% of cases were healthcare workers, and 47% of deaths were in long-term care facilities. As of August 13, Boston had completed 139,119 molecular tests, 10.9% of which came back positive. In Boston, 2,047.6 residents had been tested per 10,000 residents.
caption: Map of the outbreak in Boston by total confirmed infections per 100,000 people (as of August 13)
                           5,000+ confirmed infected
                           3,000–5,000 confirmed infected
                           2,000–3,000 confirmed infected
                           1,000–2,000 confirmed infected
                           500–1,000 confirmed infected
                           0–500 confirmed infected
                           No confirmed infected or no data
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