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Tewksbury Covid Cases, Positive Rate Still Falling Fast
The town's two-week positive rate was 5.49 percent in Thursday's report, down more than a third over the prior report.
TEWKSBURY, MA — Tewksbury's coronavirus positive rate and case counts continued to fall rapidly as the omicron variant recedes across the state, according to the latest town-by-town data released Thursday by the Department of Public Health.
Tewksbury reported 116 cases over the last two weeks, or 26.9 daily cases per 100,000 residents. That's down 100 from 216 cases in the prior week's report.
The positive rate fell to 5.49 percent, the lowest level since early December. Last week, the town's positive rate was 8.68 percent.
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The town is nearly three-quarters fully vaccinated, 74.9 percent, and over 82 percent at least partially vaccinated. Booster doses have been given to 42.9 percent of Tewksbury residents, according to state data.
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Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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