City Of Framingham: COVID-19 Update, Wednesday, May 5

Framingham MA

05 May, 2021

4:30 PM

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Press release from the City of Framingham: May 5, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05/05/2021For further information, contact:Kelly [email protected] (508) 532-5437M (774) 285-1315 *COVID-19 UPDATE*Since Monday, 12 Residents have Tested Positive, and 33 More have Recovered from COVID-19; Health Department Distributes Demographic COVID-19 and Vaccination Data; New Drive-through Testing Site at 123 Maple Street Opens Friday, May 7 Since Monday, 12 residents have tested positive, and 33 more have recovered from COVID-19: The number of people in the City who have tested positive for COVID-19 is 8,169. With 6,425 recovered and 244 fatalities, Framingham currently has 1,500 active cases. The Framingham Health Department contacts the people who were potentially exposed and the owners of the businesses or places of employment where the potential exposures occurred to inform and counsel them on next steps (contact tracing). In addition to the active cases, the Health Department is following 545 residents in quarantine. Health Department Distributes Demographic COVID-19 and Vaccination Data: The City's Department of Public Health distributes demographic COVID-19 data about confirmed COVID-19 cases and vaccination efforts in Framingham. Reference today's data release here. Project Beacon's new drive-through COVID-19 testing site at 123 Maple Street (Framingham State University's Maple Street Commuter Lot) will open Friday, May 7: Please register online at https://app.beacontesting.com/login to make an appointment once the new drive-through testing site is open. Walk-through testing remains available at Saint Tarcisius Parish - 562 Waverly Street, Framingham, MA 01702. The walk-through site is located indoors at the Father Maschi Parish Center, behind the parish. Walk-through testing hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and Wednesdays and Fridays: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Para ver esta información en Español, haga clic aquí. Para visualizar essas informações em Português, clique aqui. COVID-19 in Framingham: Information on COVID-19 in Framingham can be found here. To receive information from the City on a mobile device, text "Join FraminghamMA" to 30890. Residents also can find updates on Facebook and Twitter - @Framingham_MA. For questions regarding COVID-19 in Framingham, please call the City's informational line at (508) 532-5411, Mon-Fri., 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. If there is an urgent update, the City will employ the "Alert Framingham" phone messaging system, otherwise known as Rave. To sign up for the City's Rave system, please go here: https://www.smart911.com/ ### Additional Info... This press release was produced by the City of Framingham. The views expressed here are the author's own.