Medfield Coronavirus Update: 29 Cases, 20 Recovered

MEDFIELD, MA – There are 29 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Medfield as of Friday, according to the Town of Medfield Board of Health. A total of 20 Medfield residents have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, as of Friday morning.

More than 64,300 people in Massachusetts have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday afternoon, according to Massachusetts Department of Health data. According to the data, there have been 154 additional deaths, bringing to total number of deaths statewide to 3,716. There were 2,106 newly reported cases since data was released Thursday afternoon, and 947 confirmed cases are currently in ICU.

In Massachusetts, there have been 289,636 COVID-19 tests performed, with 13,989 new tests reported Friday.

Massachusetts residents will soon need to wear a face coveringif they are public places where social distancing is not possible — including grocery and retail stores and public transportation. Gov. Charlie Baker told reporters Friday his executive order will go into effect May 6.

The order will not apply to children under the age of 2 or to those with medical exemptions. Anyone else not wearing will be subject to a $300 fine and could be denied entry into businesses.

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Here are the latest updates from Medfield:

SCHOOLS

How well is Medfield Public Schools engaging families in the education of their children? The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education wants to know as part of a statewide survey of public school districts. A separate survey is also available for educators. MORE

GOVERNMENT

Last month, Medfield Selectmen approved delaying the annual election to May 4 from March 30 under authority granted from the state in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. Town meeting was also pushed back to June 15 from May 4. MORE

BUSINESSES

Not everything is closed in Medfield because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many essential businesses are still open to provide services such as food take-out, eyecare and more. We've created a simple small business directory to help residents see what's open in Medfield.

See which local businesses are still open here.