COVID-19 Timeline

​ A public health advisory for everyone in Boston, except essential workers, to stay at home from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. has been lifted, as of Monday, June 8, 2020. On Thursday, May 28, 2020, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Athletic Association announced the one-day running of the 124th marathon will not be taking place this year. It will be run virtually. For more information, please visit the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) website.  On Monday, May 18, 2020, the state released its reopening Massachusetts plan, with information on how and when different industries can reopen. On Friday, May 15, 2020, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Boston Public Health Commission announced the results of antibody and COVID-19 testing for Boston residents. The study to evaluate community exposure to COVID-19 through a representative sampling of asymptomatic Boston residents resulted in 9.9% testing positive for antibodies and 2.6% of currently asymptomatic individuals testing positive for COVID-19. On Friday, May 8, 2020, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that parades and festivals will not take place in the City of Boston this summer, up to and including Labor Day on September7, 2020.  On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced major expansion of COVID-19 testing in the City of Boston. On Monday, April 27, 2020, the City of Boston and BPHC extended the public health emergency declaration until further notice.  On Sunday, March 22, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the first death from COVID-19 in a Boston resident. A man in his 90s, who was hospitalized. On Sunday, March 15, 2020, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is declaring a public health emergency in the City of Boston due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This allows BPHC the authority to increase the availability of staff and resources, and enhance reporting, information and resource sharing among Boston’s health and medical community. Read the Declaration of Public Health Emergency. On Friday, March 13, 2020, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius today announced the district-wide closure of all Boston Public Schools for students, effective on Tuesday, March 17.   On March 11, 2020, Boston Health Officials Announce Closure of Eliot K-8 School Due to Coronavirus Concerns. On March 10, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency to support the Commonwealth's response to coronavirus.  On Sunday, March 8, 2020, BPHC announced five new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Boston residents.  On Friday, March, 6, 2020, BPHC and the Massachusetts Department of Public health announced three presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Boston residents.  On February 1, 2020, the City of Boston announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. A male in his 20s returning from Wuhan, China.