Editor’s Note: Today’s case count, and an invitation for free coronavirus testing if you’ve recently been part of a large gathering
Click this link to read the Town’s full update for Monday, June 15, 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 ~ @BedfordMAGov
Current Cases
As of today, June 15, 2020, there have been a total of two hundred forty-five (245) 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 thirty-six (136) 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.
Seventy-seven (77) 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.
ATTENDED A LARGE GATHERING RECENTLY? – GET TESTED FOR FREE!
In a press release today (https://www.mass.gov/news/baker-polito-administration-announces-pop-up-testing-sites-for-participants-of-large), the Baker-Polito Administration announced the availability of pop-up COVID-19 testing sites throughout the Commonwealth for individuals who have recently participated in large gatherings. Free testing will be available at over 50 sites throughout the Commonwealth on Wednesday, June 17, and Thursday, June 18.
The Administration is urging anyone who has attended a large gathering in the past two weeks to get tested for COVID-19 at one of these sites. Testing is open to everyone, you do not need to have symptoms and there is no cost. Each participant will be provided their test results in a confidential manner and encouraged to share their results with their health care provider. Some testing sites are by appointment only. Please make sure you call ahead.
A full list of all testing sites is available at www.mass.gov/gettested.
Stay healthy, and wash your hands as often as possible!
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