Editor’s Note ~ In today’s message: Active cases, prepping Chromebooks for distribution, mental health services available through the Town, and a Food Bank update
Click this link to read the Town’s full update for Friday, March 26, 2020
The daily update is also available in the following places if you’d like to share with your friends:
- Website ~ www.BedfordMA.gov
- Facebook ~ @bedfordma
- Twitter ~ @bedfordma.gov
ACTIVE CASES
As of today, March 27, 2020, there have been a total of seven (7) positive cases of COVID-19 reported to the Town of Bedford Board of Health by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA DPH). Four (4) of these cases have already recovered and have come off of isolation and quarantine, and there is one (1) Person Under Investigation. It is likely that individuals impacted by COVID-19 in the community that have not sought medical attention, and/or have not been tested and are isolating at home regardless. Those individuals do not appear on the surveillance reports the Town receives from the MA DPH.
The Board of Health continues to do the appropriate follow-up and outreach to those residents and close contacts known to us. Many of the identified close contacts of the initial COVID-19 positive residents never exhibited symptoms, have completed their required quarantine period and have been released from quarantine by the Board of Health. The Town has also been informed of one (1) presumptive positive case at Hanscom Air Force Base. This individual has been in quarantine since returning from overseas, and has no close contacts that the Town of Bedford is required to follow up on.
Anyone exhibiting flu-like symptoms should immediately self-quarantine, isolate from household members and contact their healthcare provider for further guidance on whether testing is warranted.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Chromebook Update – A huge thanks to a dozen or so school personnel for a full day of decoupling, sanitizing, recording and bagging over 500 Chromebooks to prepare for Monday’s distribution. Details on the Monday, March 30, 2020 device pickup will be sent this weekend.
Mental Health Services – As a reminder, Bedford’s Social Work services remain available for all Town of Bedford residents. Social Workers can assist with food insecurity, information on accessing financial supports such as SNAP, unemployment, MassHealth, and utility assistance. General support for coping with anxiety during this time. Outreach calls for residents who are experiencing isolation. Getting residents connected with Health and Mental Health providers. At this time, counseling services at the Town Center through Eliot Community Human Services are temporarily shifting to a tele-health service and referrals are still being accepted.
Food Bank – Today was another successful day at the Food Bank. Thank you to all those who volunteered. In the past two weeks, over 750 bags of food have been given out to residents in need.
Happy Friday, folks!
Stay healthy!…(and wash your hands as often as possible.)
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