New Bedford reports 58 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

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Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 58 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford Friday morning, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 410, up from 352 on Thursday. No new deaths reported today. New Bedford added two more COVID-19 related death on Thursday bringing the total to 12. No specific details (age, sex of the patient, etc) are available.

Southcoast Health’s $14 million state-of-the-art intensive care unit at St. Luke’s is slated to open soon. Full details here.

Fall River reported 47 more confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. According to Mayor Coogan’s Office, Fall River has seen 314 total positive cases. 141 cases have cleared isolation. Full details here.

While case numbers released by the Massachusetts Department of Health suggest the Bay State isn’t out of the woods in the COVID-19 pandemic, a local group is getting ready to show their displeasure over how the virus has been handled. Sarah Rebello, who co-hosts a conservative radio show in Fall River, has organized a rally to take place at Government Center to express what she feels is an unconstitutional lockdown. Full details here.

On April 23, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 3,079 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 46,023. This is an increase from Wednesday’s 1,745 reported cases. 178 new COVID-19 related deaths were reported since yesterday, down from 221, bringing the total deaths in Massachusetts to 2,360. Full details here.

RB, the makers of Lysol and Dettol, is warning consumers after recent social media chatter and comments made by President Trump. The company issued a statement Friday stating that nobody should be injecting or digesting the cleaning products. Full details here.

About Michael Silvia

Served 20 years in the United States Air Force. Owner of New Bedford Guide.

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