Health & Fitness
Framingham Counts 200th Coronavirus Death
Framingham hit 200 coronavirus deaths on Friday after four more city residents succumbed to the disease.
FRAMINGHAM, MA — Framingham's first coronavirus death came on March 26. The 200th came on Friday.
After four new coronavirus deaths since Wednesday, Framingham hit the 200th death so far in a pandemic that has claimed almost 411,000 people in the U.S., and almost 14,000 Massachusetts residents.
Framingham is in the midst of the second surge of the virus. The city reported 78 new cases on Friday, bringing the pandemic total to just under 6,000.
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State officials do see some signs of improvement, however. Gov. Charlie Baker is lifting some restrictions put in place in November as cases were rising. The number of cities and towns on the state's "high-risk" last also dropped on Thursday, according to state data — although Framingham is still among the 222 cities and towns with that designation.
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