Framingham Subtracts Death Attributed To Coronavirus

FRAMINGHAM, MA — For the second time in a week, Framingham's coronavirus death toll has been revised down after a fatality was wrongly attributed to the virus, according to health officials.

The city's death toll dropped from 120 to 119 on Wednesday, and the city said that two more residents had tested positive for the virus. Last Wednesday, Framingham reduced its death toll from 118 to 117.

The revisions are due to a new Centers for Disease Control policy that says not to count a death as coronavirus-related if a person died after recovering from the virus.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Framingham dropped from 90 to 83 on Wednesday, according to city health officials. Over the course of the pandemic, 1,774 Framingham residents have tested positive for the virus.