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Town reports 214 newly confirmed cases over the past seven days, five new deaths
The number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases continued to drop dramatically in Saugus after the month began with two consecutive weeks of more than 600 cases. Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree announced that the state Department of Public Health (DPH) has notified the town of 214 new cases over the past seven days through yesterday (Thursday, Jan. 27), bringing the overall total to 8,344 cases since the outbreak of the Coronavirus in March of 2020. Crabtree also noted that the DPH confirmed five additional COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the overall total to 99.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said.
Last week, the town reported 336 COVID-19 cases, which followed its record highs of 623 and 668 cases from the previous two weeks. The town has reported 3.004 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 22. The ongoing surge prompted the Board of Health to adopt an indoor mask mandate three weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Saugus Public Schools also experienced a reduction of cases in its four buildings, going from 101 cases (Jan. 13-19) to 65 cases (Jan. 20-26). This week, there were 12 cases reported in Saugus High, 11 in Saugus Middle School, 25 in the Belmonte STEAM Academy and 17 in the Veterans Early Learning Center. A week ago, there were 39 cases in the High School, 20 in the Middle School, 25 in the Belmonte STEAM Academy and 17 in the Veterans Early Learning Center.
