The COVID-19 Update

Town reports 121 newly confirmed cases over the past eight days

  COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Saugus as the holidays near, raising health concerns for town officials. The number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases reported yesterday (Thursday, Dec. 2) by the town over the most recent eight-day period was 121, according to Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree. The recently confirmed COVID cases raised the number of total cases to 5,425 since March of last year, Crabtree said in a press release.

  Meanwhile, the number of deaths linked to the killer virus increased by 2 to 83.

  Confirmed COVID-19 cases have increased by 156 since the town issued its last report on Nov. 22.

  “Our hearts and prayers go out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said.