Active Marlborough Coronavirus Cases Rise Again

Marlborough MA

11 August, 2020

9:34 AM

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MARLBOROUGH, MA — The number of active coronavirus cases in Marlborough rose over the weekend, reaching the highest reported total in four weeks, according to the health department. As of Monday, Marlborough had 33 active cases, an increase of just one case compared to the city's previous report on Aug. 7. The city did not report any new deaths over the weekend, and the toll stood at 66 as of Aug. 10. Marlborough was one of the first communities in the state to get free testing under the Stop the Spread program. Since that program began in July, Massachusetts has seen an overall uptick in new cases. On Tuesday, new restrictions went into effect due to the rising cases. Marlborough has been reporting coronavirus data three times per week since July. Here's how active cases have moved over the past month: Aug. 10 — 33Aug. 7 — 32Aug. 5 — 26Aug. 3 — 29July 31 — 27July 29 — 22July 27 — 30July 24 — 24July 22 — 22July 20 — 19July 17 — 12July 15 — 10 July 13 — 11Over the course of the pandemic, Marlborough has counted 1,066 total cases, according to city health data.