50 New COVID Cases Since Monday in Framingham; City Announced 239th Coronavirus Death

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FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham announced today, 50 new COVID-19 cases since Monday, March 29.

That is more than 150 new cases since last Friday.

Since the pandemic, there have been 239 deaths, as the City announced a new death today, March 31.

Framingham has had a total of 7,599 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Framingham has about 74,000 residents.

That means more 10% of the City has been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began a year ago this month.

The good news is 5,851 individuals have recovered.

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Earlier this month, Gov. Baker announced that the public, age 16 and older, would be eligible for the vaccine starting April 19.

Framingham began releasing vaccine data weekly this month.

More than 10,000 residents are fully vaccinated in the city and more than 30,000 residents have received their first dose of the vaccine.

Active cases in the City of Framingham was down from 1,515 to 1,509.

Individuals in quarantine was down from 670 to 640.

Framingham Public Schools has reported 11 new COVID cases in the school this week, as of 6 a.m. today, March 31, with 5 new cases on Tuesday.