City Of Framingham: COVID-19 Update, Wednesday, June 23

Press release from the City of Framingham:

June 23, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06/23/2021For further information, contact:Kelly McFalls kmcfalls@framinghamma.govTel (508) 532-5437M (774) 285-1315 

*COVID-19 UPDATE*Since Monday, Two Residents have Tested Positive, and Two More have Recovered from COVID-19; Beginning Thursday, June 24, Free COVID-19 Vaccinations will be Offered at the Project Beacon Drive-thru Testing Site in Framingham; Health Department Distributes Demographic COVID-19 and Vaccination Data;Weekly Food Resource Guide 

• Since Monday, two residents have tested positive, and two more have recovered from COVID-19: The number of people in the City who have tested positive for COVID-19 is 8,351. With 8,019 recovered and 250 fatalities, Framingham currently has 82 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). The Health Department is working in the State's database to update the status of cases in quarantine, so the number is accurate. Once that work is complete, the City will report on the number of cases in quarantine.
• Beginning Thursday, June 24, free COVID-19 vaccinations will be offered at the Project Beacon Drive-thru Testing Site in Framingham:
  • Where: Framingham State University, Maple Street Parking Lot
  • When:
    • Sundays: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
    • Mondays: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
    • Thursdays: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
    • Fridays: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. (beginning July 16) 
  • Vaccine Type: Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson
  • Health insurance and photo ID is not required
  • Vaccination Provider: CIC Health and Cataldo Ambulance Service
  • For questions, please call (888) 623-3830 or email vaccine-support@cic-health.com
• Health Department Distributes Demographic COVID-19 and Vaccination Data: The City's Department of Public Health distributes demographic COVID-19 data about confirmed COVID-19 cases and vaccination efforts in Framingham. Reference today's data release here.
• Weekly food resource guide: To better manage the food demand, Framingham has developed a weekly guide about food availability in the City. View this week's guide in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, here.

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