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Braintree COVID-19 Positivity Rate Drops To Near 3%

In Braintree, the positive test rate decreased from 4.44 to 3.13 percent. The state positive test rate was 2.21 percent​, as of Thursday.

BRAINTREE, MA — Braintree's coronavirus metrics dropped again Thursday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

In Braintree, the positive test rate decreased from 4.44 to 3.13 percent. The state positive test rate was 2.21 percent, as of Thursday.

The town had 95 cases in the last two weeks, or 17.1 daily cases per 100,000 residents, down from 24.5 the week prior

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The state also reported that Braintree has 78.7 percent of its residents fully vaccinated. Close to 45 percent of Braintree residents have gotten the booster.

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