Health & Fitness
Bedford Coronavirus: 25 Confirmed Cases In Town
More than half of all cases in town come from the Bedford Veterans Administration campus.
BEDFORD, MA — Bedford reported 25 positive cases of the new coronavirus in town, as of Wednesday. More than half of all cases in town, 15 cases, come from the Bedford Veterans Administration campus. Seven of the 25 cases recovered and are out of isolation.
The Bedford VA Campus reported today that there are 15 COVID-19 positive inpatients at their facility. Because the VA is a federal facility and conducting its own testing of and tracking of inpatients, not all of the positive cases identified at the Bedford VA appear on the surveillance report received by the Bedford Board of Health from the MA DPH.
The Bedford VA reports that the impacted Veterans are being cared for in respiratory isolation in the new community living enter ward on the Bedford Campus established specifically for treatment of patients with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. The VA reports that the new ward has staff dedicated exclusively to the patients housed there, following the operational guidelines of both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Veterans Health Administration.
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Bedford's Memorial Day activities scheduled for May 25 have been canceled. All town ceremonies, events, and the annual parade will be canceled. The overriding concern for canceling these events is the safety and well-being of all Memorial Day participants and attendees.
The town expressed regret for cancelling the event in a notice to residents, "It is regrettable that the COVID-19 pandemic is not allowing us to gather as a community on Memorial Day to honor our veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice. This Memorial Day is unique. Please keep our veterans and active military in your thoughts and prayers, along with everyone who is keeping us safe in these troubling times."
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Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday the state "is still on the upward slope of this pandemic." Across the state, there has been a total of 433 deaths and 16,790 cases.
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