New Bedford health officials reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths since Saturday bringing the total to 71.
Mayor Jon Mitchell’s office reported 22 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Bedford on Monday, bringing the total positive cases in the city to 1,874, up from 1,852 on Saturday.
Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the City of New Bedford will establish a restaurant reopening advisory group, co-chaired by City Planner Tabitha Harkin and local businessman and restaurateur Stephen Silverstein, owner of The Black Whale and founder of Not Your Average Joe’s. Full details here.
33 additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Fall River, according to Mayor Coogan. This brings the total in Fall River to 1,321. The death toll from the coronavirus in Fall River remains at 38 as the city does not get fatality updates on the weekend. Full details here.