Health & Fitness
Wakefield COVID Numbers, Like The Rest Of MA, Trending In Wrong Direction
Wakefield has seen 116 confirmed COVID-19 cases the past two weeks, along with a 4.15 percent positive test rate.
WAKEFIELD, MA — The COVID-19 resurgence in Massachusetts hasn't spared Wakefield, which is seeing a significant 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.
Wakefield has seen more than 3,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 116 the past two weeks as infections continue to increase in recent health reports. Overall there have been 3,180 cases in town since the start of the pandemic.
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The town's 14-day positive test rate has spiked to 4.15 percent, well over the 2.68 percent in the Oct. 28 report.
The 14-day average daily incidence rate has been steadily increasing, now sitting at 30.6
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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. Wednesday's report showed the highest single-week case count for schools on record.
Wakefield residents ages 5-11 can get vaccinated at a Saturday clinic in the Galvin Middle School.
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