Boston City Hall to Reopen by Appointment June 7 as COVID Cases Fall 38 Percent

BOSTON — July 22, 2026 — Boston Mayor Kim Janey announced COVID-19 cases have fallen 38 percent over two weeks and set June 7 as the date Boston City Hall will reopen to the public by appointment. At a July 22 press briefing joined by Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez, Janey cited an average of 80.1 new daily cases — well below the city threshold of 339.7 — a citywide positivity rate of 2.4 percent, and 75 COVID patients in Boston hospitals, "one of the lowest numbers recorded since the start of the pandemic." More than 64 percent of residents age 16 and older have received at least one vaccine dose. City Hall will offer appointments Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; Boston Public Library branches and Boston Centers for Youth and Families will also resume in-person services in June under the state's Phase 4, Step 1 framework. Janey said she expects to announce a broader acceleration of the city's reopening timeline "in the coming days and perhaps next week," and declined to move away from pursuing a bridge to the Long Island recovery campus, though she said she is also exploring making the island self-sustaining enough to support ferry service.