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Town reports 36 newly confirmed cases over the past seven days, no new deaths

  The number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in town keeps dropping dramatically as Saugus and the rest of the nation long for a state of normal daily living – or at least close to the way things were prior to the outbreak of the global pandemic. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree announced yesterday that the state Department of Public Health (DPH) has notified the town of 36 new cases over the past seven days through yesterday (Thursday, Feb. 17), bringing the overall total to 8,542 cases since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in March of 2020. That’s a drop of 14 from last week – and less than a third of the112 new cases reported two weeks ago.

  Crabtree also noted there were no new COVID-19-related deaths, with the death count remaining at 99. Three weeks ago, there were five new deaths reported.

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

  Meanwhile, Saugus Public Schools experienced a slight reduction of cases in its four buildings, going from 15 cases (Feb. 3-Feb. 9) to 14 cases (Feb. 10-Feb. 16) as the students head into their Winter Break vacation next week. This week, there were two cases in the High School, six in the Middle School, two in the Belmonte STEAM Academy and four in the Veterans Early Learning Center. A week ago, there were two cases in the High School, five in the Middle School, seven in the Belmonte STEAM Academy and one in the Veterans Early Learning Center.

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