Health & Fitness
Andover Reports 18 Active Cases, High School Case
The town's case count dropped to 10 after rising as high as 19, but it bounced back up again.
ANDOVER, MA — Andover reported 18 coronavirus cases, Tuesday, reversing a positive trend over recent weeks. Andover High School also reported a case, Tuesday, in a letter to the school community.
After spending July in August with active case counts in single-digits, Andover's coronavirus case rose to 19 on Oct 2, then fell to 10, Thursday.
The recent upswing has brought the town's cumulative total to 413. The town reported its 60th death, Thursday.
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The new high school case adds to two cases reported by the district, Friday: one at West Middle School and one at the high school.
Andover was designated a yellow, moderate-risk community in the state's Oct. 7 town-by-town update.
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Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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