Burlington Coronavirus Update: 29 Confirmed Cases

BURLINGTON, MA — Burlington has 29 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, as of Monday, the Board of Health reported. There were 21 cases in town on Wednesday, April 1.

For privacy reasons, Massachusetts municipalities does not release any information about the coronavirus patients. Public health officials conduct follow-up with the patients' contacts.

"Person to person spread is occurring in all cities and towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts," the Board of Health 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 Sunday, there are over 12,000 cases of the new virus in Massachusetts.

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