Breakthrough Coronavirus Cases Up 44% In Massachusetts: Patch PM

Worcester MA

10 November, 2021

2:48 PM

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MASSACHUSETTS — It's Wednesday, Nov. 10. Here's what you should know this afternoon: Breakthrough coronavirus cases rose 44 percent over the past week in Massachusetts. Framingham mayor-elect Charlie Sisitsky has returned home after a hospital stay, his campaign said Wednesday.See Veterans Day events happening around the region Thursday. Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today. Today's Top Story At least 468 Massachusetts residents who have been fully-vaccinated against the coronavirus have died, according to a report released Tuesday by the state Department of Public Health. The report also showed a 44 percent increase in the number of fully-vaccinated people who have tested positive for COVID-19. There were 4,608 so-called breakthrough cases last week, up 44 percent from 3,192 the previous week. It was the second straight week reported breakthrough cases rose in Massachusetts. To date, 58,807, or 1.2 percent, of fully-vaccinated Massachusetts residents have tested positive for coronavirus. Read the full story. Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and get it delivered every weekday. It's free! Wednesday's Other Top Stories Mayor-elect out of hospital: Framingham mayor-elect Charlie Sisitsky has returned home after a hospital stay, his campaign said Wednesday. The incoming mayor developed an infection after a medical procedure and went to the hospital on Friday evening, his campaign said over the weekend. Sisitsky, 76, is in the process of working on a transition team to as he prepares to take office in 2022. Capitol riot connection to vax rally: A Natick woman charged after participating in the Jan. 6 riot also had a role in planning a violent rally in Boston over the weekend. The rally was held to oppose vaccine mandates. Mask mandates expiring: Some Massachusetts cities are letting local, indoor mask mandates expire. In Medford, the Board of Health voted Monday to rescind the city's indoor mask mandate for businesses. Officials cited weeks of declining case counts and maintaining a positivity rate of under 2 percent, as well as increased access to the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. And in Salem, the Board of Health did not act to extend the city's indoor mask order — which began on Aug. 23 — beyond the original Nov. 13 expiration date during its regular meeting on Tuesday. In order to extend the mandate now, the Board would have to call a special meeting by Friday night. Massachusetts: Tell Someone You're Grateful For Them This Holiday Season They Said It "As excited as we are to bring people back together this year, we are taking precautions to consider public safety." Worcester Cultural Development Officer Erin Williams on the city's planned "Festival of Lights" set to return in 2021 after last year's pandemic cancellation. Picture this: Vaccine exhibit A new exhibit at the EcoTarium in Worcester aims to educate the public about the history of vaccines, and how they work. The exhibit was designed by the Museum of Science in Boston. By The Numbers 11: The number of local Veterans Day celebrations planned between Natick and Worcester on Thursday.