Health & Fitness
Shrewsbury Sees Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Schools And Town
The schools have seen 18 new COVID-19 cases while the town has seen 57 new cases.
SHREWSBURY, MA — The Shrewsbury School District has seen 18 positive cases of COVID-19 during the first two weeks of school.
The 18 cases are "among the approximately 6,800 students and staff in our schools," School Superintendent Joe Sawyer reported in a Sept. 10 letter posted to the district website.
The district will be publishing a COVID-19 data dashboard every week on Monday with detailed information about cases in the schools, Sawyer told Patch.
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The town has seen 57 new positive cases of COVID-19 between Sept. 3 and Sept. 10, according to the town's website. The numbers are updated every Friday.
Since mid-August, the Board of Health has been "highly recommending" that masks be worn in indoor spaces throughout town.
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The City of Worcester’s Department of Health & Human Services has been offering clinics throughout the City including at the Worcester Public Library, located at 3 Salem Square, and Edward Kennedy Community Health Center, located at 19 Tacoma Street. No appointment is necessary.
For more information, contact the Worcester Department of Public Health (WDPH) at 508-799-8531 or send an email to: health@worcesterma.gov.
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