11 Veterans Dead After Outbreak At Soldiers' Home In Holyoke

What treatments are hospitals trying since there are no proven drug therapies? Also some suggestions on what to read from NPR Books. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Donate [WBUR]]( [View in Browser](  [WBUR]( March 31, 2020 Good Morning Boston, ⛅ An early shower, then [sun and clouds](. Highs 43-48. Coronavirus By The Numbers: In Mass. there are 797 new positive cases as of last night, 5,752 total reported cases, 42,793 total patients tested, 453 people who are or have been hospitalized and 56 deaths. Here are the must-know headlines on the local coronavirus outbreak from the past 24 hours: - [Eleven veterans]( are now dead following a coronavirus outbreak inside a state-run long-term residence and health facility for veterans in Holyoke. - We've surpassed the [5,000 mark]( for reported cases of coronavirus in Massachusetts. The state's confirmed cases includes [19 Boston police officers]( and [18 MBTA employees]( including 10 bus drivers. - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced a halt on eviction proceedings, as well as rent vouchers for families of Boston Public School students. The city will also delay property tax payments until June. - Gov. Charlie Baker is preparing for a surge in cases in April. To avoid a strain on hospitals, the state plans to treat older coronavirus patients in dedicated skilled nursing facilities. - The state bar exam [will be postponed]( from July until the fall. — Meagan McGinnes [@meaganmcginnes]( newsletters@wbur.org The Rundown [1.](url)[11 Veterans Dead After Coronavirus Outbreak At Soldiers' Home In Holyoke]( So far, five of the dead have tested positive for COVID-19. More than a dozen others, including five staff members, have also tested positive. The facility's superintendent has been placed on administrative leave and the National Guard has been called in to assist with testing residents there. [Read more.](   #%23%23[Twitter](  #%23%23[Facebook](    2.[Employees Demonstrate To Pressure GE To Ramp Up Ventilator Production For Coronavirus]( GE announced last week that it would lay off about 10% of its workforce, the union said. The union argues that those employees have skills necessary for creating ventilators, and that GE factories should be converted to accomplish that. [Read more.]( 3. [Spaulding Hospital In Cambridge Opens A Dedicated COVID-19 Recovery Unit]( Once COVID-19 patients at other Mass General Brigham hospitals are on the mend, doctors will transfer them to Spaulding to finish their recovery and free up space for patients who need more intensive COVID-19 care. The 60-bed unit will get its first patients this week. [Read more.]( ➡️ Related: [Baker Expects Surge Of Coronavirus Patients In Mass. 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