Health & Fitness

Burlington COVID Numbers, Like The Rest Of MA, Trending In Wrong Direction

Burlington has seen 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases the past two weeks. Overall there have been 2,495 cases in the town.

The town's 14-day positive test rate was 2.58 percent, almost a percentage point higher than the Oct. 28 report.
The town's 14-day positive test rate was 2.58 percent, almost a percentage point higher than the Oct. 28 report. (Mike Carraggi/Patch)

BURLINGTON, MA — The COVID-19 resurgence in Massachusetts hasn't spared Burlington, which is seeing a steady increase of cases as the holidays approach.

The Department of Public Health's weekly coronavirus report — the last before Thanksgiving — was released Thursday. The virus metrics are up across the board.

Burlington has seen 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases the past two weeks. Overall there have been 2,495 cases in the town since the start of the pandemic.

Find out what's happening in Burlingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The town's 14-day positive test rate was 2.58 percent, almost a percentage point higher than the Oct. 28 report.

The 14-day average daily incidence rate has been steadily increasing, now sitting at 16.9.

Find out what's happening in Burlingtonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The entire state is experiencing another surge of the pandemic, with back-to-back days of the highest confirmed case counts since before the vaccine was widely available to the general public. Thursday's report showed the highest single-week case count for schools on record.

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