ASHLAND – The Town of Ashland is reporting a total of 154 positive coronavirus cases as of today, May 7, and increase of 9 new cases in the last 24 hours.
In the last 24 hours, the community has seen a 6.2% increase in positive COVID-19 cases.
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Ashland has never had announced more than 11 cases per day since the pandemic began, and its first reported case on March 9.
The most cases reported were 11 cases on April 24, and the Massachusetts National Guard tested residents of Waterview Lodge on Route 135 on Wednesday, April 22.
It is unknown how many residents have been tested in Ashland.
The Town of Ashland is not reporting how many individuals have died from COVID-19 or complications from the virus.
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But, SOURCE has reported that Waterview Lodge has had 7 fatalities.
And the Residences at Valley Farm on Route 126 in Ashland has had 2 deaths.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts reported 132 deaths COVID-19 today, May 7. That brings the total number of fatalities due to the coronavirus since the pandemic in Massachusetts to 4,552.
The state reported 1,696 new cases in the last 24 hours. That brings the total number of positive cases in Massachusetts to 73,721.
The State of Massachusetts has more positive COVID-19 cases than the entire country of Canada, which has 65,795 total cases.
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The state tested almost 12,000 individuals in the last 24 hours
As of May 7 at 4 p.m., the state has tested 351,632 individuals.
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