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Framingham Coronavirus Cases Up 56 Percent, Recoveries Also Rise

The overall coronavirus case count rose sharply over the weekend, but that number includes people who have recovered.

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FRAMINGHAM, MA — The number of new coronavirus cases in Framingham rose by 56 percent on Monday compared to the total number of cases reported Friday. But the number of people who have won their fight with COVID-19 has also increased.

As of Monday, Framingham had 58 cases, up from 37 on Friday. Of the total number of COVID-19 cases, 18 people recovered from the disease, health officials said. Last Thursday, Framingham reported its first death due to COVID-19.

Excluding the death and recoveries, Framingham had 39 active cases as of Monday.

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Framingham marked its first COVID-19 case on March 11. The number of cases has risen steadily each day since then, largely due to wider availability of testing.

There were just under 5,000 cases across Massachusetts as of Sunday afternoon, including 48 deaths.

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