Framingham Stop & Shop Worker Positive For Coronavirus: Report

FRAMINGHAM, MA — A worker at the Old Connecticut Path Stop & Shop store in Framingham tested positive for the new coronavirus recently, according to WHDH. The store was subsequently closed for cleaning.

According to Framingham health officials, coronavirus has hit local service workers especially hard.

"The Health Department reports that it continues to see a high number of cases resulting from household transmissions and in apartment settings, in addition to essential services workers," city officials said Saturday in a coronavirus update.

The number of coronavirus cases in Framingham had grown to 1,146 on Wednesday with 42 deaths and more than 800 still-active cases.

The Framingham Stop & Shop is not the only local store to have a worker test positive. A worker at the Ashland Market Basket tested positive in April, and a Walmart in Worcester was closed for nearly a week after 81 employees tested positive for the virus.

Stop & Shop locations across the state have put some safeguards in place, including plastic shields between customers and cashiers, one-way aisles, and special times for seniors to shop.