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New Bedford health officials reported one additional COVID-19 related deaths today bringing the city’s total death count to 49.
Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 91 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Monday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,528, up from 1,437 on Saturday. New Bedford officials do not report COVID-19 data on Sundays.
Greater New Bedford has six operation COVID-19 testing sites; two in New Bedford, three in Dartmouth, and one in Fairhaven. Details on each location and list of COVID-19 symptoms here.
The City of New Bedford is offering a mask to any New Bedford resident who wants one at no cost, at a series of drive-through distribution events in late May and June. Full details here.
25 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Fall River, according to the Mayor’s Office. This brings the total in Fall River to 990. The death toll from the coronavirus in Fall River remains at 20. Full details here.
Massachusetts is on its way to reopening the state’s economy with a detailed plan Gov. Charlie Baker is scheduled to unveil on Monday under which construction projects can resume immediately and some businesses can reopen on May 25 with public health restrictions in place. Full details here.
Cambridge-based Moderna Therapeutics is investing in manufacturing capacity in hopes of producing millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the company said Monday as it announced positive results from the first phase of its vaccine clinical trials. Full details here.
