波士頓市長馬丁華殊獲選為環保市長聯盟主席

MAYOR WALSH NAMED CHAIR OF CLIMATE MAYORS  Nationwide coalition will continue to lead on climate action and advance an equitable and sustainable economy for the future    BOSTON - Monday, November 16, 2020 - As the City of Boston continues to lead nationally on urgent climate action, Climate Mayors today announced that Mayor Martin J. Walsh has been named Chair of the coalition of 468 U.S. mayors committed to bold environmental action and upholding the Paris Climate Agreement. In this role, Mayor Walsh will help catalyze efforts to combat climate change at the local level, provide an example of climate action for leaders at all levels of government, and advocate for an economic recovery founded in equity and environmental stewardship. Mayor Walsh succeeds Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who founded Climate Mayors, and has also served as the network's Chair since its launch in 2014. "I'm very proud to be named Chair of the Climate Mayors," said Mayor Walsh. "As Mayors, we're close to the people we serve. We see how climate change is already impacting the residents in our cities, and we know how important it is for us to take decisive action for the sake of public safety and public health. American cities have led on climate action for a long time, and especially over the last four years. As we welcome in a federal administration committed to urgent, bold climate policies, the Climate Mayors are looking forward to accelerating our efforts." In the absence of national leadership over the last four years, Climate Mayors has remained committed to the tenets of the Paris Climate Agreement, which the Trump Administration withdrew from in 2017. In June 2018, the City of Boston hosted the International Climate Mayors Summit, which provided a critical opportunity for some of the most influential mayors and leaders to strategize, collaborate, and learn from one another about approaches to the global crisis of climate change. Climate Mayors has continued to advance and promote progress and send a clear signal nationally and internationally that the U.S. has not turned its back on its commitments. In July 2020, Climate Mayors sent a letter to Congressional leaders advocating for bold investments in an economic recovery that injects more resilience, equity, and sustainability into our communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Since founding Climate Mayors in 2014, Mayor Garcetti has helped shape Climate Mayors into a robust, engaged network of more than 450 members and cemented it as a leading voice in climate advocacy," said James Ritchotte, Director of Climate Mayors. "As we look ahead to this new phase under the leadership of Mayor Walsh, the Climate Mayors network expresses its deepest gratitude to Mayor Garcetti for galvanizing our membership and for his commitment to addressing the climate emergency. We're honored to have Mayor Walsh serve as the new Chair, knowing that he will expand on this legacy, and drive an ambitious agenda focused on a green and equitable recovery across the country."  Mayor Walsh has made bold climate action a top priority since beginning his term in 2014. The City of Boston's 2019 update to the Climate Action Plan outlined a five year roadmap to accelerate action towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, and put Boston on track to meet the goals laid out in the Paris Climate Agreement. In order to decarbonize large buildings, the City of Boston is currently developing an emissions performance standard that, when implemented, is projected to decrease citywide emissions nearly 40 percent by 2050. To decrease municipal emissions, Mayor Walsh last year signed an Executive Order for all new City-owned buildings to target a Zero Net Carbon standard, and recently required that all new affordable housing construction funded by the City must meet Carbon Neutral performance standards. Boston continues to build on its long track record of driving down emissions while simultaneously preparing for sea level rise, extreme temperatures, and storms. In each year of Mayor Walsh's tenure so far, Boston has ranked among the top two cities in the country for energy efficiency by the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy, highlighting programs such as Renew Boston Trust, Boston's long-standing building energy benchmarking program, and the upcoming Community Choice Electricity program. The City is also implementing climate solutions to make Boston's most vulnerable communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Climate Ready Boston and Resilient Boston Harbor are the City's comprehensive efforts to fortify Boston's 47-mile coastline against sea level rise and storm surges, while improving public access to the waterfront and greenspace. These goals are supported by Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's first citywide plan in 50 years, that helps to ensure that climate plays a role in all city planning and growth.

紐英崙華人歷史協會頒遊子獎 表揚阮郇標、李保華

左，阮郇標，右，李保華。(圖片來自CHSNE臉書)

             (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)紐英崙華人歷史協會(CHSNE)11月12日在網上舉行2020年會，頒遊子獎表揚創辦大波士頓中華文化協會的阮郇標醫師，創辦麻州亞裔律師會的李保華律師，以感謝獎向塔芙茨醫療中心致謝。

             紐英崙華人歷史協會是黃兆英，胡國新、張黃玉鶯、陳建立、葉庭芬，范王柳娥等人在1992年，為保存紐英崙地區華人歷史而成立的協會，曾參考朱蓉在1987年撰寫的「麻州華人之經歷與貢獻」一書，並在張黃玉鶯時期，積極推動口述歷史計畫。

             根據CHSNE網站資料，該會自1995年起頒發遊子獎，除1999，2001，2004，2007，2008這5年之外，每年都表揚對移民社區有貢獻者，其中包括12個社區機構。

阮郇標退休後仍積極服務社區。(攝自CHSNE網路年會)

             CHSNE董事羅元旭在撰寫介紹得獎人阮郇標的文稿中指出，今年是新型冠狀病毒大流行，非比尋常的一年，該會希望向所有的醫護專業人員致敬，也為能夠表揚大波士頓地區神經外科先驅，創辦了大波士頓中華文化協會的阮郇標醫師，感到榮幸。

             阮郇標的家族也頗令人矚目，不但外祖父沈載琛是首名華裔聖公會主教，舅父沈嗣良是上海聖約翰大學校長，連襟周華聯還中華民國前總統蔣介石和蔣經國的家庭牧師。阮郇標自己從聖約翰大學畢業後，來到塔芙茨大學做住院醫師，追隨美國神經外科學會會長Bertram Selverstone，後來歷任劍橋市Mount Auburn醫院，Natick鎮 Leonard Morse醫院，傅萊明罕市聯合醫院等的神經外科長。退休後他還在退伍軍人醫院服務。

何大一向阮郇標致敬。(攝自CHSNE網路年會)

             以雞尾酒療法治癌症而聞名世界，曾當選為時代雜誌年度人物的何大一，也特地為他學生時期因寄宿而同居過的同學父親，1922年出生的寧波人阮郇標錄製了一段講話。

             另一名遊子獎得獎人，律師李保華先向去年的遊子獎得獎人陳秀英，鍾耀星致敬，接著分享了他家從曾祖父那一代就已來到美國，但他父親，母親也都是從中國移民來美的家族歷史，也感念前輩先人為了後代有更好生活而前赴後繼的努力。

李保華分享個人家族歷史。(攝自CHSNE網路年會)

           李保華坦率表示，曾祖父當年搭船來美，無證居留，為賺錢維生，當過鐵路工人，後適逢舊金山火災，移民局資料燒毀而取得身分，於是能把兒子李學捷接來美國，但他想念家鄉，後來自己回了中國，祖父李學捷則搬到波士頓，還開了洗衣店。但是李學捷賭博，抽菸，喝酒，1951年才49歲時就過世了。

             李保華的父親李錫堯是1939年來美國的，不會說英語，在洗衣店工作，礙於當年的美國政府規定，雖然他已16歲，卻被安排和幼稚園小朋友一起上學，一直上到小學二年級。後來第二次世界大戰爆發，他應徵召入伍，戰爭結束後，由於戰爭新娘法，他回中國娶了李保華的母親周碧娟。

范王柳娥以自己的童年經歷佐證移民境遇。(攝自CHSNE網路年會)

             李保華的父親在餐館，母親在成衣廠工作，一家人住在波士頓華埠，因為窮，苦哈哈的搬過四次家。但是那時候整條街住的都是華人，大家彼此照應，感覺很好。他父親在當年的華埠豪華餐廳工作，經常接待名人，有次還告訴他們見到了法蘭克辛納屈。她母親那時在中華貿易大樓五樓的成衣廠工作，回家後還經常會秀一下從黎巴嫩人，義大利人等等那兒學來的外國話。

             6歲時，他們家在Ash街買了房子，但後來中央幹道工程逼使整條街的人都得搬家，許多人搬到了南端(South End)，他們家卻為了讓子女上更好的學校，搬到了布魯克蘭鎮。

CHSNE會長暨塔醫社區健康主任曾雪清。(攝自CHSNE網路年會)

             李保華說，這些成長背景讓他學會要勤奮學習，結交盟友，回饋社區，這也是為什麼後來他和張黃玉鶯，陳耀庭，李燦輝等人創辦亞美社區發展協會(ACDC)的原因。他為ACDC建成信義大廈感到驕傲，也慶幸自己在當律師這條路上有人輔佐，才得到創辦麻州亞裔律師協會，當上全美亞裔律師協會會長，到白宮晉見柯林頓總統，受邀到英國白金漢宮出席盛典等機會。

             紐英崙華人歷史協會董事范王柳娥也在年會開場時憶述童年經歷，直言7、8歲時，就得為母親上醫院做翻譯，心中的驚恐，迄今難忘。她強調移民在他鄉異域開創新生活，的確非常不容易，該會希望把這點點滴滴的艱辛，都記錄下來，也鼓勵更多人幫助移民。

CHSNE新執行主任Brianna Allen。(攝自CHSNE網路年會)

       紐英崙華人歷史協會會長曾雪卿及新任執行主任Brianna Allen在會末表示，邁向2021年，該會有多項活動，希望各界關注，包括首名華裔女飛行員Rose Lok等的多項網上展覽，以及12月的以「無名英雄」為主題，邀陳紹章將軍講述第二次世界大戰華裔參戰者歷史。

            CHSNE在網路會議結束時，還以圖片悼念今年辭世的華裔退伍老兵及社區首長，包括黃庭琛，黃君裕，余錦芳，李燦輝，陳灼鋆，阮全義，Eileen Hang。(更新版)

伍佩琴打破棒球大聯盟歷史 出任邁阿密馬林魚隊總經理

 

伍佩琴(Kim Ng)。(圖片來自棒球大聯盟臉書)

          (Boston Orange 編譯)美國棒球大聯盟上出現有史以來的首名女球隊總經理。邁阿密馬林魚隊(Miami Marlins)今(13)日宣佈，聘請伍佩琴(Kim Ng)出任總經理。

            邁阿密馬林魚隊表示，相信伍佩琴是北美男子職業球隊的首名女性總經理。

            今年11月17日就滿52歲的伍佩琴，當年以實習生的身分進入大聯盟，1997年才29歲時，就成為紐約洋基隊的總經理助理。過去21年來她曾在芝加哥白襪隊(1990-1996)，紐約洋基隊(1998-2001)，洛杉磯道奇隊(2002-2011)等職業球隊工作，最近這9年來還是棒球大聯盟的資深副總裁。

            伍佩琴在一封聲明中表示，「在數以十年計的恆心之後，我很榮幸能帶領邁阿密馬林魚隊」。她說，「當我跨入這行時，女人似乎不可能帶領一個大聯盟球隊，但我把這當成了我的目標。現在我的目標是要把棒球冠軍帶給邁阿密」。

            馬林魚隊執行長Derek Jeter在伍佩琴為洋基隊工作時，是該隊球員。

            Derek Jeter在一份聲明中表示，期待伍佩琴為邁阿密馬林魚隊帶來豐富的知識，以及冠軍級的經驗。她在棒球隊伍營運上的領導力，將對該隊的持續成功扮演重要角色。此外，她在擴展青年棒球隊，以及壘球計畫上的豐富經驗，將在該隊持續正面影響南佛羅里達州時，加強該隊吸引地方青少年喜歡球賽的成果。

            伍佩琴曾有8次和打入決賽隊合作，3次贏得世界冠軍杯的經驗。當Michael Hill於2020年賽季之後未獲續聘，她成為馬林魚隊的第五位總經理，

麻州民主黨Gus Bickford連任黨主席 支持率62%

 Statement from Gus Bickford on Reelection to Chair of the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee

Last night, the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee held its election for Chair. Democratic State Committee members nominated three individuals and with a vote of 62%, members reelected Gus Bickford to another four-year term as Chair. The following is a statement from Gus:

“I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to continue to serve the Democratic Party as Chair. I look forward to continuing to work with Democrats to build an even more inclusive and more effective Party, and to electing a Democrat to the Governor’s Office in 2022. We have a lot of work ahead of us, beginning in Georgia where we have already begun to do our part to support the two Democratic Senate candidates, and in parts of the Commonwealth where we will be working to unseat Trump-like elected officials, including at the County level. Thank you to the State Committee members for this opportunity.”

麻州將重啟Worcester DCU田野醫院

麻州麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)強調，遏制疫情，必須全體州民同心協力，不鬆懈的
戴口罩，保持安全距離，勤習手。(周菊子攝)

             (Boston Orange 編譯)麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)今(13)日表示，將重啟位於屋斯特(Worcester)的DCU中心的田野醫院。有必要時，可在12月1日時撥出240個病床給病人用。麻州大學紀念醫療中心(University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center)將負責營運。

             查理貝克表示，從勞工節週末以來，疫情的發展方向明顯不對，州政府已經和醫院，以及地方市鎮討論設立田野醫院的可行性。今年4月時，麻州政府共設置了5個田野醫院，但疫情並未嚴重到麻州所有的醫院都不堪負荷，

             根據波士頓環球報的紀錄，4月中開始營運，有216張病床的DCU中心田野醫院，共醫治了275名病人。

Eric W. Dickson ， 麻州大學紀念醫療董事長。(周菊子攝)

“波士頓希望(Boston Hope)”，這個斥資1200萬元，有1000張病床，設在波士頓會議展覽中心(BCEC)的田野醫院，在8個星期的營運中，接納了720名病人，以空出急診病房給病情更重的病人。最後的2名病人在6月初從那兒出院。

在達特茅斯(Dartmouth)、羅爾( Lowell)，以及伯恩(Bourne)的這3個田野醫院，在一個病人都沒有之後，關閉了。

麻州健康及人民服務長Marylou Sudder表示，州政府正在加強接觸追蹤，已批准兩個機構增聘接觸追蹤者，目前共有能說16種不同語言的接觸追蹤者。

麻州大學紀念醫療中心代表今日在州長的疫情匯報會中表示，有了這幾個月來的經驗後，醫生們已經掌握了更多治療新冠病毒的方法，目前該院只有9名病人還在使用呼吸器，相信在這次的疫情回升中，不會出現沒有足夠呼吸器的情況。

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Re-establishment of a
Field Hospital at the DCU Center in Worcester

 

BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that the first field hospital will be stood up at the DCU Center in Worcester as the Commonwealth prepares additional capacity for COVID-19 patients. This site will be built by the National Guard and is the first field hospital to re-open in the state since June.

 

“The Commonwealth continues to see an alarming rise in cases and hospitalizations for COVID-19 and we are acting now to expand hospital capacity,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “All residents are urged to follow guidance to wear masks, stay home at night and stop gathering. We are preparing our hospital system to add more beds and stand up our first field hospital to care for COVID-19 patients if these trends continue. We will keep working with our health care system to monitor capacity and will be prepared to open more locations if needed.”

 

The plan to re-establish the field hospital in Worcester was activated this week. The site is expected to be available for patients in the first week of December if needed and additional locations will be added in other regions if necessary. No further changes or restrictions to regular hospital services in Massachusetts are being implemented at this time.

 

“Since Day One of our response to this crisis, we have worked to ensure that our hospitals and health care providers have the resources they need to meet the acute care health needs of our residents,” said EOHHS Secretary Marylou Sudders, the COVID-19 Command Center Director. “We are in a much better position to respond to what will be a difficult next few months, and the early re-opening of this field hospital is based on the data we see is the right action to take at this time."

 

State officials have closely monitored several metrics and note that hospitalizations since Labor Day have increased from 178 to 661. While the hospital system manages the current demand for COVID and non-COVID care, the DCU site will provide approximately 240 additional beds to care for lower-acuity COVID-19 patients, helping preserve hospital system capacity for higher-risk patients diagnosed with COVID-19 or other serious health conditions.

 

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will coordinate the logistics of the DCU Center field hospital, in close collaboration with the Command Center, City of Worcester, and UMass Memorial Health Care, which will again lead all clinical, day-to-day, operations.

 

“The Commonwealth’s forward planning and ability to stand up this Alternate Care Site with our partners is a direct result of lessons learned and our experience during the first wave of the pandemic,” said MEMA Director Samantha Phillips. "We hope that we won't need all of these overflow beds, but if we do, they’ll be ready.”

 

The DCU Center was the first of five field hospitals constructed by the Commonwealth during the response to the springtime surge of COVID-19 cases. From early April until late May, when it was de-mobilized, the DCU site served 161 patients. In total, the DCU and the Boston Hope field hospitals cared for more than 570 hospital patients during the first pandemic surge.     

 

“This is the right thing to do and at the right time. The field hospital was an enormous asset for Central Massachusetts hospitals during the spring surge. I believe it can serve an even greater purpose today because we have learned so much more about the virus and caring for COVID-19 patients since then. Our team is ready to deploy and to assist the state’s hospitals,” said Eric W. Dickson, MD, President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care.

 

Alternate Care Sites are designed as clinical spaces for lower acuity patients. These sites provide a relief valve for hospitals, allowing them to manage or reconfigure their facilities to care for more seriously ill patients. Each site is built to safely accommodate the beds, equipment, and medical supplies needed to appropriately care for COVID-19 patients.

 

The establishment of field hospitals has been a critical strategy in Massachusetts' response to COVID-19. Additionally, the Command Center has added 30 specialty beds at two long term care facilities to increase capacity for individuals being discharged from acute care hospitals to nursing home level of care and are on ventilators or had tracheotomies. The Commonwealth’s continued preparedness has also included the stockpiling of millions of pieces of PPE, including gloves, masks, gowns, and other essential equipment as hundreds of additional ventilators. The state’s emergency stockpile will buttress strong preparedness that hospitals and other health care facilities have undertaken in the last several months, including building their own inventories to respond to the next stage of the pandemic.

(From the governor's office)

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES NEW COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

 

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES NEW COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES  Altogether the three new funds will distribute $6.3M in grants to support Boston's small businesses

 

BOSTON - Friday, November 13, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the launch of three new funds totaling $6.3 million that will support small businesses within the City of Boston that have been affected by COVID-19, focusing on commercial rent relief, supporting certified women, minority, and veteran owned small businesses, and restaurant payroll and rental relief. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Boston has allocated more than $15 million toward direct grants to small businesses. "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been listening closely to the needs of our small business community." said Mayor Walsh. "These conversations are crucial to ensuring a safe and equitable recovery for our City. The new funds we are announcing today will address those needs to better support the small businesses who have been hardest hit by the pandemic." The application period for these three new funds opens on Monday, November 16, 2020 and will remain open for a period of one week, closing at 9:00 am on Monday, November 23, 2020. Small businesses may not apply for more than one of the three new relief funds. Previous recipients of the Small Business Relief Fund and Reopen Boston Fund, including restaurant fall and winter relief, may apply to any one of these funds: 1. Commercial Rent Relief Fund: Provides up to $15,000 in commercial rent relief for the period between April 1 - December 31, 2020. Priority is given to small businesses in industry sectors in Phase 3, Step 2 and Phase 4 of the state's Reopening Massachusetts plan, and those industries and neighborhood commercial areas hardest hit by COVID-19. Both a commercial landlord and small business tenant must participate in order to apply. 2. Certified Business Relief Fund:  Provides up to $15,000 in direct grants for small businesses currently certified with the City of Boston as women, minority, or veteran owned small businesses (MBE, WBE, MWBE, VOSBE, SLBE). The City's Certified Businesses Directory can be found here. 3. High Road Kitchens Restaurant Relief Fund: In partnership with the One Fair Wage program, High Road Kitchens, and Councilor Lydia Edwards' Office, this fund will provide $15,000 in direct grants to restaurants for COVID-19 relief, in order to commit to provide a $20 minimum wage for all restaurant workers by 2026. The Fund will directly provide wage reimbursements to restaurants to retain or rehire their employees or other food service employees who have lost employment or been underemployed due to COVID-19. Use of funds may include both rent and payroll. Priority will be given to independently owned small and local restaurants, as well as restaurants owned by immigrants, women and people of color. "It's important that we don't forget about restaurant workers when we talk about the struggles of the industry. Without restaurant workers there would be no restaurant industry. I'm proud to have partnered with the administration, One Fair Wage, and High Road Kitchens on the development of this program that will provide relief to restaurants that commit to good labor practices," said City Councilor Lydia Edwards.  The Small Business Unit will conduct three, live informational webinars on Monday, November 16 to answer questions about eligibility and criteria for each fund. The webinar will be recorded and posted online at facebook.com/econdevBoston/videos. For anyone interested in attending the live webinar, please register online, here. WHEN:     Monday, November 16, 2020   10:00 AM    2:00 PM    6:00 PM WHERE:   Online webinar via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94401878433 These new small business relief funds are supported the federal CARES Act Relief Funding, along with philanthropic funding. In accordance with the regulations, the project must provide resources or assistance to mitigate effects on health and/or provide economic support. This announcement is part of the Walsh Administration's ongoing work to support small businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, Mayor Walsh launched the Reopen Boston Fund, offering grants to Boston's small businesses of up to $2,000 to assist with reopening costs, including for PPE. On October 2, Mayor Walsh expanded this opportunity to ensure restaurants in Boston are able to purchase necessary equipment for outdoor dining this fall and winter.  Today, Mayor Walsh will further expand the Reopen Boston Fund to offer an additional $1,000 in grants to other small businesses. To be eligible, businesses must have already applied for the Reopen Boston Fund and must include a description and updated budget of how the business plans on using the funds to further their reopening during the Winter. Applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis and are not guaranteed funding. Businesses must have all proper documentation and permits if operating in outdoor spaces. Interested businesses can reapply on boston.gov/reopen-fund and click on Winter Fund. The Reopen Boston Fund, which remains open, has issued more than $2.65 million in grants to 1,471 businesses. Applications are accepted at boston.gov/reopen-fund.  Last week, Mayor Walsh announced that the City of Boston, as a part of a thorough Request for Proposals (RFP) review process, selected a partnership between Colette Phillips Communications, the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Proverb to create a Visit Boston campaign that will promote a safe and equitable economic recovery. Prior to the pandemic, the categories of Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; Accommodation and Food Services made up 10.4 percent of the City's jobs. As the City of Boston plans to recover stronger and more equitably from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arts, Culture, and Tourism industry is a critical component to the future success. The goal of Visit Boston is to assemble a local tourism campaign to draw local and regional tourists to take advantage of all that Boston has to offer, as the City safely responds to the impact of COVID-19 and supports its hardest hit industries, including small businesses. Nearly $6.7 million in debt-free grants have been distributed to over 1,850 small businesses in every neighborhood across the City of Boston through the Office of Economic Development's Small Business Relief Fund. The businesses that received grants represent industries most impacted by closures, policies, or general loss of revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To further assist the City's small businesses, the City of Boston has created a platform to help businesses source the personal protective equipment (PPE) and cleaning supplies required in order to ensure the safety of employees and customers as industries begin to reopen.  To date, a total of more than $9.6 million in debt-free grants have been issued to 3,391 small businesses across Boston. The Office of Economic Development's Small Business Unit continues to engage with Boston's business owners through weekly calls, office hours, and ongoing surveys in order to best understand their needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Small Business owners are encouraged to complete Survey #10 to share their thoughts and experiences to better shape our programs and policies to serve the small business community. For additional questions, the Small Business Unit can be reached at smallbiz@boston.gov.

麻州新冠病毒死亡人數破萬 查理貝克認為學童回校上課有助學習

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)認為學童回校上課有助學習。(周菊子攝)

          (Boston Orange 綜合編譯)麻州最近一連三天，新冠病毒單日確診人數超過2000。今(12)日不但有多達2,482人確診，累計174,953人確診，新增21人死亡，累計死亡人數更打破1萬大關。

根據聯邦疾病防治中心(CDC)截至今日中午的數據，美國今日新增143,408人新冠病毒確診，累計已有1031萬4254人確診。全美因染患新冠病毒死亡的人數，也在今日新增1,479人後，累計241,069人死亡。

              全世界的新冠病毒確診人數，11月8日才打破5000萬大關，今日就已累計有5258萬8560人確診，累計死亡人數也已達到129萬0427人。染患新冠病毒人數增加之快，令人驚詫。

目前麻州有26,201宗仍在治療中的新冠病毒個案，其中661人住院，151人住在重症病房。麻州的七日平均確診率上升到2.9%。

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)今日特地到卡萊(Carlisle)公校巡訪，重申在學生到學校上課或以一半遠距，一半到校上課的方式學習時，並未出現群聚感染現象，反倒是家庭私人聚會，長時間的體育活動更容易造成病毒傳染。他認為讓學童回校上課，才能讓青少年得到更好的教育。

根據麻州中小學教育局的資料，在11月5日至11月11日的這個星期中，麻州學校師生共有348宗確診個案，其中191宗為學生，157宗為教職員。各學區報告了176名學生，131名教職員感染，其餘的教育設施有6名學生，4名教職員感染。特殊教育學校有9名學生，22名教職員感染。

在各學區中，屋本(Woburn)區個案數最高，有12宗。Barnstable，Leominster ，Westwood等學區則各有6名學生確診。波士頓市有7名教職員感染，Medway，昆士(Quincy )，以及Abby Kelley Foster 特許公校學區則各有5名教職員感染。

目前全麻州大約有45萬名學生及75000名教職員在病毒大流行期間回到學校的樓宇內上課。有些學區只安排遠距上課，所以學校樓宇內沒人。

波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh)在12日匯報疫情時表示，波士頓市新增325宗確診個案，累計23196宗。死亡人數無新增，884人。(更新版)

(e2319