City Of Framingham: COVID-19 Update, Monday, June 14

Press release from the City of Framingham:

June 14, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06/14/2021For further information, contact:Kelly McFallskmcfalls@framinghamma.govTel (508) 532-5437M (774) 285-1315 

*COVID-19 UPDATE*Since Friday, June 11, One Resident has Tested Positive, and *228 More have Recovered from COVID-19; Pre-registration Opens Today at 6 p.m. for Framingham's Family-Friendly Drive-thru COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Saturday, June 19; Weekly Food Resource Guide; No Update on the Vaccine Equity Initiative in Framingham this Week

• Since Friday, June 11, one resident has tested positive, and *228 more have recovered from COVID-19: The number of people in the City who have tested positive for COVID-19 is 8,345. With 8,004 recovered and 250 fatalities, Framingham currently has *91 active cases. The Framingham Health Department contacts the people who were potentially exposed and the owners of the businesses or places of employment where the potential exposures occurred to inform and counsel them on next steps (contact tracing). In addition to the active cases, the Health Department is following 440 residents in quarantine. *Note: The City's COVID team is working in the State's data system to move lapsed or pending cases into the correct status. As a result, there is a large increase in recovered cases and a large decrease in active cases since the last report.
• Pre-registration Opens Today at 6 p.m. for Framingham's Family-Friendly Drive-thru COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Saturday, June 19: The Framingham Health Department will host a family-friendly drive-thru COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at Keefe Regional Technical High School, 750 Winter Street, weather permitting, on Saturday, June 19, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Pre-registration is required to attend the clinic. Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccines will be available to everyone who attends the clinic and meets the age requirements. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is approved for anyone 12 years of age and older. The Johnson and Johnson vaccine is available for anyone 18 years and older. The Moderna vaccine will not be available at this clinic. If you have already received your first Pfizer dose elsewhere and you are due for your second dose, you can attend this clinic. Please bring your vaccination card with you. Registration information will be available today at 6 p.m. on the City's website here. The COVID-19 vaccine is free. You can get a vaccine even if you do not have health insurance, a driver's license, or a Social Security number. A special thank you to Framingham's Medical Reserve Corps, Keefe Regional Technical High School, and the Framingham Health Department for their continued dedication throughout the pandemic.Para ver esta información en Español, haga clic aquí.Para visualizar essas informações em Português, clique aqui.
• Weekly food resource guide: To better manage the food demand, Framingham's Emergency Food Line's coordinators have developed a weekly guide about residents' food availability. View this week's guide in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, here.
• Update on the Vaccine Equity Initiative in Framingham: Guided by the State's framework, the Equity Initiative includes people of color, immigrants/recent arrivals, homebound and disabled individuals, people living in low-income and congregate housing, and those with multiple and complex medical needs in Framingham.Last week there were no equity initiative clinics held.To request a home visit, please call the City's Public Health Nursing Office at (508) 532-5667. Leave your name, phone number, and address, and someone will return your call within 36 hours.
• COVID-19 in Framingham: Information on COVID-19 in Framingham can be found here. To receive information from the City on a mobile device, text "Join FraminghamMA" to 30890. Residents also can find updates on Facebook and Twitter - @Framingham_MA. For questions regarding COVID-19 in Framingham, please call the City's informational line at (508) 532-5411, Mon-Fri., 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. If there is an urgent update, the City will employ the "Alert Framingham" phone messaging system, otherwise known as Rave. To sign up for the City's Rave system, please go here: https://www.smart911.com/

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