The COVID-19 Update: Town reports 20 newly confirmed cases; no new deaths

  There were 20 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Saugus over the past week through Wednesday (Nov. 9). The new cases reported by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) over the past week increased the overall total to 10,079 confirmed cases since the outbreak of the global pandemic in March of 2020, according to Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree.

  There were no new deaths, as the overall total of confirmed deaths since March 1, 2020, remained at 97.

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