COVID-19 testing patterns have changed over time. Current case counts includes reports of people tested with a molecular test (confirmed cases) and those tested by a health care provider using an antigen test (probable cases). Individuals testing themselves using at-home antigen tests are not included. Case counts represent only a portion of people with COVID-19 and should be interpreted with caution. Current case counts should not be compared to earlier parts of the pandemic.
Note: All respiratory disease related dashboards are updated once per week on Thursdays.
Note: The data currently used in the dashboard are available in this data file and updated throughout the respiratory reporting season (July to June). At the end of the season this file will be archived, and a new file will be uploaded for the following season.
Other Massachusetts data
Respiratory illness dashboard
This dashboard includes data on COVID-19 emergency department visits, hospital admissions, and the patients who experienced them.
Respiratory disease immunization data
This dashboard includes data on people who received vaccinations against COVID-19.
Wastewater surveillance dashboard
This dashboard includes data on testing for SARS-CoV-2 in communities in Massachusetts.
Vaccine equity initiative
The Vaccine Equity Initiative (VEI) data reports provide historical information on COVID-19 vaccine administration for 20 cities/towns in Massachusetts who were affected the hardest by COVID-19.
National data
Resources
For more information on COVID-19, including symptoms and spread, testing, prevention, and treatment, visit Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Data archive
If you are looking for data that are older than the data included on this page, consider looking through our COVID-19 data archive. All past reports and data sets (excel) are available for download.
- COVID-19 dashboard data archive:
- State Facility Report: As of October 3, 2022, the COVID-19 State Facility Report has been discontinued. Access all previous state facility reports.
COVID-19 Chapter 93 data
Please note: On December 4, 2023, the Massachusetts Legislature repealed Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2020, an emergency law that required reporting of COVID-19 testing, cases and deaths statewide and in state licensed elder facilities, intermediate care for persons with an intellectual disability, and county and state correctional facilities. The last daily Chapter 93 reports published by the Department of Public Health (DPH) reflect data from Dec. 4, 2023. DPH will publish the final monthly Elder Facility aggregate report by the end of the year that captures all cases and deaths from March 10, 2020 through December 4, 2023.
- Chapter 93 Elder Facilities Daily Report - December 6, 2023 (self-reported data)
- Chapter 93 State Numbers Daily Report - December 5, 2023
- Chapter 93 County Correctional Facilities Daily Report - March 2, 2023
- Chapter 93 County Correctional Facilities Weekly Report - March 1, 2023
- Chapter 93 Elder Facility Aggregative Report Monthly Update (data from March 10, 2020 to October 31, 2023)
- Department of Correction (DOC) data:
This data is posted in response to Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2020, and includes testing, case, and death data and relevant demographics.
Previous Chapter 93 reports: Archive of Chapter 93 COVID-19 Data.