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New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported this morning that New Bedford has a total of 49 positive cases of COVID-19, up from the 42 cases they reported on Thursday and up from 33 on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Mayor Jon Mitchell and the Board of Health have acted to protect residents including seniors in New Bedford, announcing stringent measures on wellness checks, quarantining, and isolation requirements for senior living facilities and nursing homes, as well as lodging houses, in New Bedford. Full details here.
On April 2, the Massachusetts Public Health Department reported that the state added 1,228 more positive cases of COVID-19 bringing to total to 8,966. 32 new deaths were reported bringing the total deaths in Massachusetts to 154. Full details and breakout by county here.
According to Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan on Thursday, Fall River now has 37 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Bristol County is now up to 424 confirmed cases as of 4 pm on Thursday, up from 366 on Wednesday.
Yesterday, Governor Baker detailed the latest model projections that estimate the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts could range from 47,000 to 172,000 (or 0.7% to 2.5% of the total population of Massachusetts). The models show hospitalizations would potentially peak between April 10-20. Full details here.
