Framingham COVID Numbers: 224 Deaths & 6,693 Cases Since Pandemic Began

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FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham announced 46 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, February 19

Since the pandemic, there have been 224 deaths, as the City of Framingham announced three new deaths today, February 22.

Framingham has had a total of 6,693 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Framingham has about 75,000 residents.

That means more than 9% of the City has been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

The good news is 5,258 individuals have recovered.

Active cases in the City of Framingham is at 1,211

Individuals in quarantine decreased from 490 to 462

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts operates a free COVID testing site opened at Framingham State University’s parking lot on Franklin Street. It is drive-thru and by appointment only, through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Project Beacon.

The drive-thru testing site, operated by Project Beacon added a third lane on February 5. Senate President Karen Spilka advocated for the third lane, which will allow an additional 150 individuals per hour to be tested.

The Framingham residents-only free COVID testing site opened at SMOC HQ at 7 Bishop Street ended in 2020, and today the City announced a new walk-up testing site will open on Route 135.

SOURCE posted earlier this year that the City of Framingham’s polling places was a potential new walk-up COVID-19 testing site.

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