Sixteen Additional Residents Test Positive and City Learns of One New
COVID-19-Related Fatalities, Framingham to Cancel the 2020 Flag Day Parade
Unfortunate but I guess cancelling celebration for Flag Day is to be expected.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 05/05/2020
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*COVID-19 UPDATE*
Sixteen Additional Residents Test Positive and City Learns of One New
COVID-19-Related Fatalities,
Framingham to Cancel the 2020 Flag Day Parade
- Sixteen additional residents test positive, City learns of one new
COVID-19-related fatality: The number of people in the City who have tested
positive for COVID-19 is now 1,107. With 274 cases recovered and 36 fatalities,
Framingham currently has 797 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 Framingham Health Department currently is following 241
residents in quarantine.
- The City of Framingham’s Flag Day Parade is Canceled for 2020: Out of an
abundance of caution, Framingham will cancel its Flag Day Parade (originally
scheduled Sunday, June 14, 2020) because of the pandemic. The City and the Flag
Day Committee look forward to celebrating and showing respect for our flag, and
for America with the parade in 2021.
- COVID-19 in Framingham: Information on COVID-19 in Framingham can be found
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Sixteen Additional Residents Test Positive and City Learns of One New
COVID-19-Related Fatalities, Framingham to Cancel the 2020 Flag Day Parade