FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/28/2020
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Tel (508) 532-5437
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*Morning COVID-19 UPDATE*
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Issues Guidance around Issuing
Community-specific Data about New Positive COVID-19 Cases
Framingham - The Framingham Health Department, as well as all Health
Departments and Boards of Health in all state municipalities, received relevant
guidance yesterday from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)
about issuing community-specific information about new positive COVID-19 cases.
To protect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals who test positive for
COVID-19, the MDPH only publicly shares positive case numbers and deaths by
county.
The MDPH noted "that many boards of health find value in sharing
community-specific data as part of a risk communication plan and to keep the
public informed about the scope of the local public health effort." Framingham
currently shares the number of new positive test cases daily.
The Department has not shared any additional information about those who have
tested positive because of HIPAA privacy laws. The Health Department is in
contact with the people who were potentially exposed to the positive cases and
the owners of the businesses or place of employment where the potential
exposures occurred to inform and counsel them on next steps.
The Framingham Health Department finds that there is value for Framingham
residents to understand that the virus is spreading in the community. MDPH
specified that "if [communities] choose to share the number of cases or deaths
for these purposes, please do so with the highest regard for privacy and
confidentiality by not including any information other than the case count."
The City will continue to share these numbers with the highest regard for
privacy and confidentiality by not including any additional information other
than the case count in public announcements about new cases.?
As of Friday, March 27, the number of people in the City who had tested
positive for COVID-19 was reported as 37. With ten cases recovered and the
City's first COVID-19 fatality (announced March 26), Framingham has 26 active
cases.
COVID-19 in Framingham: Information on COVID-19 in Framingham can be found at
www.FraminghamMa.Gov/covid19, which is updated daily. Residents can find
updates on the website, Facebook, and Twitter - @Framingham_MA. If there is an
urgent update, the City will employ the City's "Alert Framingham" system,
otherwise known as reverse 911. To sign up for the City's reverse 911 system,
please go here: https://www.smart911.com/
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/28/2020
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Kelly McFalls
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Tel (508) 532-5437
M (774) 285-1315
*Morning COVID-19 UPDATE*
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Issues Guidance around Issuing
Community-specific Data about New Positive COVID-19 Cases
Framingham - The Framingham Health Department, as well as all Health
Departments and Boards of Health in all state municipalities, received relevant
guidance yesterday from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)
about issuing community-specific information about new positive COVID-19 cases.
To protect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals who test positive for
COVID-19, the MDPH only publicly shares positive case numbers and deaths by
county.
The MDPH noted "that many boards of health find value in sharing
community-specific data as part of a risk communication plan and to keep the
public informed about the scope of the local public health effort." Framingham
currently shares the number of new positive test cases daily.
The Department has not shared any additional information about those who have
tested positive because of HIPAA privacy laws. The Health Department is in
contact with the people who were potentially exposed to the positive cases and
the owners of the businesses or place of employment where the potential
exposures occurred to inform and counsel them on next steps.
The Framingham Health Department finds that there is value for Framingham
residents to understand that the virus is spreading in the community. MDPH
specified that "if [communities] choose to share the number of cases or deaths
for these purposes, please do so with the highest regard for privacy and
confidentiality by not including any information other than the case count."
The City will continue to share these numbers with the highest regard for
privacy and confidentiality by not including any additional information other
than the case count in public announcements about new cases.?
As of Friday, March 27, the number of people in the City who had tested
positive for COVID-19 was reported as 37.
[https://www.framinghamma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2044] With ten cases
recovered and the City's first COVID-19 fatality (announced March 26
[https://www.framinghamma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2044] ), Framingham has 26
active cases.
COVID-19 in Framingham: Information on COVID-19 in Framingham can be found at
www.FraminghamMa.Gov/covid19 [http://www.framinghamma.gov/covid19] , which is
updated daily. Residents can find updates on the website
[https://www.framinghamma.gov/], Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/CityofFramingham/] and Twitter - @Framingham_MA. If
there is an urgent update, the City will employ the City's "Alert Framingham"
system, otherwise known as reverse 911. To sign up for the City's reverse 911
system, please go here: https://www.smart911.com/ [https://www.smart911.com/]
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For further information contact:
Kelly McFalls
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Tel (508) 532-5437
M (774) 285-1315
*Morning COVID-19 UPDATE*
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Issues Guidance around Issuing
Community-specific Data about New Positive COVID-19 Cases
Framingham - The Framingham Health Department, as well as all Health
Departments and Boards of Health in all state municipalities, received relevant
guidance yesterday from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)
about issuing community-specific information about new positive COVID-19 cases.
To protect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals who test positive for
COVID-19, the MDPH only publicly shares positive case numbers and deaths by
county.
The MDPH noted "that many boards of health find value in sharing
community-specific data as part of a risk communication plan and to keep the
public informed about the scope of the local public health effort." Framingham
currently shares the number of new positive test cases daily.
The Department has not shared any additional information about those who have
tested positive because of HIPAA privacy laws. The Health Department is in
contact with the people who were potentially exposed to the positive cases and
the owners of the businesses or place of employment where the potential
exposures occurred to inform and counsel them on next steps.
The Framingham Health Department finds that there is value for Framingham
residents to understand that the virus is spreading in the community. MDPH
specified that "if [communities] choose to share the number of cases or deaths
for these purposes, please do so with the highest regard for privacy and
confidentiality by not including any information other than the case count."
The City will continue to share these numbers with the highest regard for
privacy and confidentiality by not including any additional information other
than the case count in public announcements about new cases.?
As of Friday, March 27, the number of people in the City who had tested
positive for COVID-19 was reported as 37. With ten cases recovered and the
City's first COVID-19 fatality (announced March 26), Framingham has 26 active
cases.
COVID-19 in Framingham: Information on COVID-19 in Framingham can be found at
www.FraminghamMa.Gov/covid19, which is updated daily. Residents can find
updates on the website, Facebook, and Twitter - @Framingham_MA. If there is an
urgent update, the City will employ the City's "Alert Framingham" system,
otherwise known as reverse 911. To sign up for the City's reverse 911 system,
please go here: https://www.smart911.com/
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/28/2020
For further information contact:
Kelly McFalls
<email obscured> [mailto:<email obscured>]
Tel (508) 532-5437
M (774) 285-1315
*Morning COVID-19 UPDATE*
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Issues Guidance around Issuing
Community-specific Data about New Positive COVID-19 Cases
Framingham - The Framingham Health Department, as well as all Health
Departments and Boards of Health in all state municipalities, received relevant
guidance yesterday from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)
about issuing community-specific information about new positive COVID-19 cases.
To protect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals who test positive for
COVID-19, the MDPH only publicly shares positive case numbers and deaths by
county.
The MDPH noted "that many boards of health find value in sharing
community-specific data as part of a risk communication plan and to keep the
public informed about the scope of the local public health effort." Framingham
currently shares the number of new positive test cases daily.
The Department has not shared any additional information about those who have
tested positive because of HIPAA privacy laws. The Health Department is in
contact with the people who were potentially exposed to the positive cases and
the owners of the businesses or place of employment where the potential
exposures occurred to inform and counsel them on next steps.
The Framingham Health Department finds that there is value for Framingham
residents to understand that the virus is spreading in the community. MDPH
specified that "if [communities] choose to share the number of cases or deaths
for these purposes, please do so with the highest regard for privacy and
confidentiality by not including any information other than the case count."
The City will continue to share these numbers with the highest regard for
privacy and confidentiality by not including any additional information other
than the case count in public announcements about new cases.?
As of Friday, March 27, the number of people in the City who had tested
positive for COVID-19 was reported as 37.
[https://www.framinghamma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2044] With ten cases
recovered and the City's first COVID-19 fatality (announced March 26
[https://www.framinghamma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2044] ), Framingham has 26
active cases.
COVID-19 in Framingham: Information on COVID-19 in Framingham can be found at
www.FraminghamMa.Gov/covid19 [http://www.framinghamma.gov/covid19] , which is
updated daily. Residents can find updates on the website
[https://www.framinghamma.gov/], Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/CityofFramingham/] and Twitter - @Framingham_MA. If
there is an urgent update, the City will employ the City's "Alert Framingham"
system, otherwise known as reverse 911. To sign up for the City's reverse 911
system, please go here: https://www.smart911.com/ [https://www.smart911.com/]
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