Framingham's COVID-19 Positivity Rate Rises To Nearly 7.5%

FRAMINGHAM, MA - Framingham's positive COVID-19 test rate is now at 7.46%, an increase over the previous week, although the number of cases has decreased, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.

This week, Framingham reported a two-week case count of 220 compared to last week's positive test rate of 239.

Framingham reported an average daily case count of 21.7. There were 3,204 tests administered in the last two weeks.

On Thursday, the state Department of Public Health reported increases in cases in 150 cities and towns. There were 6.7 deaths per day over the last week, up from 5.6 per day a week ago.

The latest state vaccine report showed the number of fully vaccinated residents rose to more than 5.42 million. Booster doses were given to about 3.15 million residents.

The state releases town-by-town testing data every Thursday, including the number of people tested, the testing rate, the positive test rate, cases and infection rates.