This week we passed a sobering threshold in our experience with the COVID-19 pandemic: there have been over 10,000 confirmed deaths of Massachusetts residents due to COVID-19. Each of these deaths is not a statistic; it is a life-altering loss for a family and a community forced to grapple with grief in extraordinary and often isolating circumstances.
United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag to be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings on on Tuesday, October 8, 2024,