Town of Bedford ~ Update on Covid-19 ~ Friday, 5 June 2020

Editor’s Note: Today’s case count is accompanied by a reminder about the importance, of face coverings from Town Manager Sarah Stanton

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CURRENT CASES

As of today, June 5, 2020, there have been a total of two hundred twenty-seven (227) positive cases of COVID-19 reported to the Town of Bedford Board of Health by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA DPH), of those, one hundred twenty-one (121) are Bedford residents not living in a healthcare/long term care setting. Forty (40) deaths of Bedford residents have been attributed to COVID-19. The total case number includes residents of the Town of Bedford, including but not limited to those in: single-family homes, apartments, the VA campus, Hanscom Air Force Base, special needs group homes and any and all other larger assisted living/care facilities in Bedford as reported to us by the MA DPH.

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As you may be aware, long-term care facilities serving the elderly and congregate-care facilities, house susceptible populations with underlying conditions who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. Increased testing occurs at these facilities and results in more positive cases being identified. As such, cities and towns with these facilities, like Bedford, experience elevated positive case counts and, unfortunately, deaths due to the vulnerability to COVID-19 of the populations within those facilities.

Seventy-one (71) of the total Bedford cases have already recovered and have come off of isolation and there may other Bedford residents who would be considered persons under investigation in that they are symptomatic, have undergone testing but have not yet received results. There are other individuals impacted by COVID-19 in the community who 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 and the VA is conducting follow-up and contact tracing of the Veterans under their care. Many of the identified close contacts of some of the Bedford cases never exhibited symptoms, have completed their required quarantine period, and have been released from quarantine by the Board of Health.
Please note, in part to alleviate the community concern, the VA does do a daily report of their numbers, which includes inpatients, outpatients, and staff, many of whom do not call Bedford home. The information can be found here: https://www.accesstocare.va.gov/Healthcare/COVID19NationalSummary

MASK AND FACE COVERINGS…A FRIENDLY REMINDER

We know, it’s hot, it’s a pain, your glasses fog… but all residents over the age of two are required to use a face covering or mask in public places where maintaining proper social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are not possible. This order applies to all workers and customers of businesses and other organizations that are currently open to the public and permitted to operate as COVID-19 Essential Businesses, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, and other retail stores. Residents are also required to wear a mask or face covering at all times when using any means of transportation service or public mass transit.

This order also applies outdoors if you cannot keep a safe distance from others.  In practice, this means that, even if you are seeking some fresh air or exercise by going outside for a walk, run, or bike ride in a place where you don’t expect to see anyone else, you still need to wear a face covering.  You can keep it around your neck if no one is around.  But when you see someone else you should raise your face covering up over your nose and mouth while you are in the same vicinity.

Navigate to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtUJPizQVPI&feature=youtu.be to see a DPH PSA on How to Safely Cover Your Face Outside of Home.

Stay healthy, and wash your hands as often as possible!

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