Massachusetts April 12, 2022 11:39 pm COVID Cases Increasing in Mass. The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts has been rising, but while health officials are taking note, they say this is not like the omicron surge earlier this year. US & World Videos 4:04 Forecast: Sunday looks gorgeous 1:57 Salem expecting record-breaking number of visitors this October 2:47 Boston hotel workers say they want to be able to afford to live in the city 3:25 Aurora forecast: Saturday night will be weekend's best chance to see northern lights 2:09 Crowds flock to Salem for early Halloween fun