Burlington Coronavirus Update: 15 Confirmed Cases

BURLINGTON, MA — There were fifteen confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Burlington as of Saturday, according to the board of health. That's an increase of seven from Wednesday. Public health officials expect the number of confirmed cases locally and statewide to increase as testing ramps up.

Due to limited testing capacity and the nature of this illness, the Burlington case count may not accurately reflect the actual number of cases in Burlington," the board said.It includes residents of Burlington, not those who work and shop here and does not include cases that have been clinically diagnosed by a physician (people who did not receive laboratory testing)."

There were almost 5,000 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts as of Sunday afternoon.

The Board of Health report continues: "As indicated by MA DPH data, person to person spread is occurring in all cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In addition, people do not need to exhibit symptoms to have the virus and could potentially spread it to others. Please stay at home as much as possible and continue to follow public health precautions to prevent virus transmission."

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