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Wilmington Covid Cases, Positive Rate Still Falling Fast
The town's two-week positive rate fell below five percent in Thursday's report. Nearly three-quarters of residents are fully vaccinated.
WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington'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.
Wilmington reported 61 cases over the last two weeks, or 17.8 daily cases per 100,000 residents. That's down more than half from 145 cases in the prior week's report.
The positive rate fell to 3.62 percent, the lowest level since mid-November. Last week, the town's positive rate was 7.75 percent.
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The town is nearly three-quarters, 73.6 percent, fully vaccinated and over 80 percent at least partially vaccinated. Booster doses have been given to 42.9 percent of Wilmington 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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