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FRAMINGHAM – The City of Framingham announced today, April 9, 53 new COVID-19 cases since Wednesday, April 7
That is more than 175 new cases in the month of April.
Since the pandemic, there have been 241 deaths.
On April 1, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts moved the City of Framingham back into the red, designating the community as a high-risk for the spread of the coronavirus. Framingham is still at high-risk for the spread of the virus.
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Framingham has had a total of 7,794 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 6,091 individuals have recovered.
Last month, Gov. Baker announced that the public, age 16 and older, would be eligible for the vaccine starting April 19.
Active cases in the City of Framingham decreased to 1,462.
Individuals in quarantine was decreased to 599
MetroWest Medical Center