Wayland Active Coronavirus Cases Reach New High

Wayland MA

08 December, 2020

7:40 AM

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WAYLAND, MA — The Wayland Board of Health's most recent coronavirus update shows an alarming rise in coronavirus: there were 28 active cases as of Dec. 4, the highest number dating back to the peak of the first wave last May. That's a steep rise from the town's previous report on Nov. 27, when there were 4 active coronavirus cases in town. The high mark for Wayland came on May 15, when the Board of Health reported 46 active cases. The rise in cases appears to be skewing younger. On Nov. 27, 32 people under age 29 had tested positive for the virus. The total jumped by 14 to 46 in the Dec. 4 report. There was also growth in cases in the community. Wayland reports confirmed cases in two categories: people who live and work in town and people who live and work in long-term care facilities. Cases in the former category grew from 99 on Nov. 27 to 125 on Dec. 4. Cases in long-term care facilities only grew by two. The pandemic death toll in Wayland stood at 19 as of Dec. 4. The town has not recorded a coronavirus death since the beginning of June. Here are the number of active cases reported by the Wayland Board of Health in each semi-weekly report dating back to April: Dec. 4 — 28 active casesNov. 27 — 4 active casesNov. 20 — 8 active casesNov. 13 — 11 active casesNov. 6 — 8 active casesOct. 30 — 13 active casesOct. 19 — 2 active casesSept. 23 — 4 active casesSept. 11 — zero casesAug. 20 — 1 active caseAug. 13 — zero casesAug. 3 — 1 active caseJuly 23 — 4 active casesJuly 7 — 5 active casesJune 26 — 5 active casesJune 19 — 5 active casesJune 8 — 11 active casesJune 2 — 18 active casesMay 23 — 45 active casesMay 15 — 46 active cases May 8 — 44 active casesApril 21 — 26 active casesApril 17 — 8 active casesApril 10 — 12 active casesApril 3 — 11 active cases