The city had 54 positive cases on Wednesday alone, its third-highest daily case rate since the start of the pandemic.
"You don’t know who’s sick and who’s not sick anymore, so now everyone is being treated as sick."
The "Clean Up, Seal Up" initiative aims to curb a surge in rat infestations across Medford this year.
The city reported a rising positive test rate but did not go over the threshold for designating communities high risk.
Despite falling out of the high-risk category under new state metrics, Medford has seen an "alarming number of cases" in recent weeks.
The city also reported a rising positive test rate but did not go over the new percent positivity threshold for designating towns high risk.
The city's case count rose, but new metrics mean it is now only designated as moderate risk.
City officials said Medford will remain a "red" community when the state releases its latest town-by-town data Thursday.
The city was one of 121 Massachusetts communities marked high risk, with 70 cases over the last two weeks.
The city's rate of cases per 100,000 is 7.5 in the most recent state report, just shy of the 8.0 threshold used to determine "high risk."
Residents may turn in any unused or expired medication for safe disposal Oct. 24.
Abdikadir Maow and Abdinafa Maow fraudulently billed MassHealth for more than $100,000 over five years, the Attorney General's office said.
The city is considered a moderate-risk, or "yellow," community, according to weekly state data released Wednesday.
The vaccine will be free for participants who don't have insurance as well.
The university is providing free COVID-19 tests to residents who live on certain streets near campus.
While the city's case count change was relatively higher over the past two weeks, it maintained a low percent positivity rate.
The city continues to be labeled a "yellow" community by the state, even as it maintains a low percent positivity rate.
The Committee of the Whole met Tuesday to discuss efforts to mitigate an uptick in rodents.
The city is still labeled a "yellow" community by the state, meaning it averages 4-8 cases per 100,000 people daily.
The city's positive test rate remained roughly the same, despite reporting a rising case count.
The state labeled Medford a "yellow" community this week as its case count increased.
The annual program will start with a clinic available only to people over the age of 65, due to the increased risk posed by COVID-19.
The city was labeled a "green" community by the state for the second week in a row, as its percent positive rate continues to drop.
The university tested more than 2,400 people as of Monday.
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The state labeled Medford a "green" community, meaning it is averaging fewer than four cases per 100,000 people daily.
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The Board of Health has closed the pond to swimming due to fluctuating E. Coli levels over the past few days.
Medford was among 92 communities to report an increased case count relative to the previous week.
An explosion of rat sightings has residents wary of their yards and calling on the city to do more.
Medford was one of the 107 communities to report an increased case count relative to the previous week.
Data released by the Massachusetts DPH Wednesday showed the positive case count declined in 120 communities, including Medford.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed that a mosquito sample from Medford tested positive for the virus.
The House recently passed a $1 billion supplemental budget to address economic shortfalls caused by the pandemic.
The statewide positive test rate during the past two weeks was 2.25 percent. Medford's was higher, but not by much.
Hours of operation and the availability of day passes have changed this summer to ensure COVID-19 health and safety measures are in place.
"I have never been more hopeful and optimistic," Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn said.
Here is the latest on the coronavirus response in Medford.
The CHA site in Malden will accept Medford residents starting Monday.