Burlington Coronavirus Update: 21 Confirmed Cases

BURLINGTON, MA — There are 21 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, as of Wednesday afternoon. There were 15 on Saturday, according to Board of Health reports.

The Board notes that there may be more cases that have not been tested. Patients diagnosed by a physician, rather than by a lab test, are not included.

"Person to person spread is occurring in all cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts," the town said. "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."

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 7,738 confirmed cases of the virus in Massachusetts, and 122 deaths.

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