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FRAMINGHAM – In December, more than 3 dozens businesses, restaurants, and day care centers reported a total of 75 employees positive with COVID-19, according to City of Framingham records, obtained by SOURCE via a FOIA request.

By law, any establishment that has a positive COVID employee is required to notify the Framingham Board of Health.

The City of Framingham has not been publishing this information for the public, and establishments have not always been transparent, either.

For those reasons, SOURCE, requested the list of businesses in the City that reported a positive COVID employee in the month of December, through a Massachusetts Public Records Law request.

The news outlet made the same request of the City of Framingham For November 2020, and discovered more than 20 businesses reported more than 50 positive COVID employees, including one business that had a dozen positive cases.

Staples HQ reported the post cases with 5 positive employees.

Several had 4 positive employees including, Pao Brazil Bakery, which reported 4 positive COVID-19 employees on December 29 to the City of Framingham

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In Massachusetts, if an employee, customer, or vendor of restaurant tests positive or is presumed to be positive for COVID-19, the restaurant must immediately shut down and clean and disinfect, in accordance with CDC guidelines before reopening.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has set guidelines for all types of businesses on what must be done if an employee tests positive.

The businesses that reported COVID-19 positive employees in December 2020 were:

Nestle Water reported 2 positive employees on December 1

Panza Shoes reported one positive employee on December 2.

Target reported a total of 4 positive employees – 2 on December 2, 1 December 9, and one December 20

Walmart reported a total of 4 positive employees – 2 on December 2, 1 on December 11 and one December 22

Savers reported a positive employee on December 3

Stop & Shop at Temple Street reported 2 positive employees – one on Dec, 2 and one Dec. 16.

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MetroWest Community Federal Credit Union reported a postive employee on Dec. 4.

Amazon at Whole Foods reported a positive employee on Dec. 4.

Best Buy in Shoppers World reported 4 positive employees on Dec 5, Dec. 19, Dec. 29 and Dec. 30

Herb Conolly Hyundai reported 3 positive employees on December 6.

Tommy’s taxi reported a positive employee on Dec. 7.

TJ Maxx Reported 2 positive employees – one on Dec. 7 and one on Dec. 16

Home Goods reported 3 positive employees – one on Dec. 8 and two on Dec. 14

Banfield Pet Hospital reported 2 positive employees on December 8.

DCU at 60 Worcester Road reported a positive employee on Dec. 9.

Dr. Meera Ohri reported a positive employee on December 9

AMC Theatres reported 2 positive employees – one on Dec. 10 and one Christmas Day.

AutoBright reported a positive employee on Dec. 10

Engineering Planning Management reported a positive employee on Dec. 10

Framingham Sub & Pizza reported a positive employee on Dec. 10

Bella Costa restaurant reported 3 positive employees on December 10

TGI Friday’s reported a positive employee on December 10

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Adesa reported a positive employee on Dec. 10

Sanofi at 10 California Avenue reported 4 positive employees – 2 on December 11 and 2 more on December 15.

Cost World Market reported 3 positive employees – 1 on Dec. 15 and 2 more on December 29

Framingham Station restaurant reported a positive employee on December 15

Starbucks at 25 Prospect Street reported 2 positive employees – 1 on Dec. 15 and another on Dec. 18

Stop & Shop at Old Conn Path reported a positive employee on December 16

Staples HQ at 500 Staples Drive reported 5 positive employees – 1 each on Dec 18, 20, 21, 29 & 30.

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Sweet Home Furniture on Route 126 reported 1 positive employee on Dec. 18.

Loring Arena reported one positive employee on December 18.

Marshals in Shoppers World reported 3 positive employees – two on December 21 and 1 on Dec. 23

Burton’s Restaurant reported 2 positive employees on December 22.

CJ’s Northside Grill reported a positive employee on December 22

Acorns daycare reported a positive employee on December 22

Legal Seafoods reported a positive employee on December 28.

Brookdale at West Farm Pond Road reported 2 positive employees on December 29.

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By editor

Susan Petroni is the former editor for SOURCE. She is the founder of the former news site, which as of May 1, 2023, is now a self-publishing community bulletin board. The website no longer has a journalist but a webmaster.