Braintree Has No New Coronavirus Cases For First Time Since March

BRAINTREE, MA — Braintree had no new coronavirus cases Monday which was the first time this has happened since March, according to town officials.

As of Monday, Braintree had 835 confirmed cases and 86 fatalities as a result of COVID-19.

Daily case increases peaked in Braintree on April 13 with 62 new cases but has stayed below 36 new cases a day since May 1. In the month of May, Braintree has averaged about eight new coronavirus cases per day — far below April's daily average of nearly 20.

Braintree Patch asked Jean McGinty, the town's public health nurse, if having zero new cases was a sign that the town numbers are moving in the right direction. She said "we can only hope" that's the case, but people playing their part in social distancing is making an obvious difference.

"We wouldn't have this if it wasn't for people; it's just that simple." McGinty said.

See how Braintree's daily coronavirus case increases have trended over the last two months below:

At the state level, major public health indicators trended positively for the fourth day in a row, according to Monday's data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

The seven-day weighted average of positive test rate, three-day average of number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the number of hospitals using surge capacity and the three-day average of COVID-19 deaths all declined.

State officials say those metrics, along with other factors, are key to continuing to reopen the economy.

Despite the progress, there were 596 newly confirmed cases and 44 more deaths, bringing the overall totals to 93, 271 cases and 6,416 fatalities.

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