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Tewksbury Coronavirus Cases, Positive Rate Fall
Tewksbury's two-week case count is down more than a third from last week's state report.
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TEWKSBURY, MA — Tewksbury's coronavirus case count and positive test rate are both rapidly falling, according to the latest Department of Public Health town-by-town report.
The town reported 837 coronavirus cases over two weeks Thursday, down from 1,280 in the prior report. The positive test rate fell from 23.96 percent to 19.37 percent.
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As of Thursday's report, 73.8 percent of Tewksbury residents are fully vaccinated and another 8 percent have received one shot. Nearly 40 percent of residents have been boosted.
Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or [email protected].
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