The number of coronavirus infections in Massachusetts more than doubled over night due to a Biogen conference, health authorities said– however leading officials balked at canceling mass events.
Fifteen new presumptive positive cases of coronavirus were reported Sunday, bringing the total variety of cases in Massachusetts to28 All 15 people are isolating at home, DPH stated.
One case involves the moms and dad of a student at the Stratton Grade School in Arlington, prompting authorities in that community to close the school on Monday. The moms and dad is amongst the 15 brand-new cases identified Sunday, but the trainee is likewise showing signs of the health problem and has actually given that been tested, authorities said.
All of the brand-new cases had a direct connection to the Biogen worker conference in late February, held at the Marriott Long Wharf in the Seaport. Twenty-three of the 28 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts are related to that conference.
” The danger of COVID-19 to the public in Massachusetts stays low at this time,” the DPH said in a statement.
Of the 15 brand-new cases revealed Sunday, five of the people live in Boston, the Boston Public Health Commission stated. That brings the overall variety of cases in Boston to nine.
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