3 New Coronavirus Deaths Reported At Natick's Mary Ann Morse

NATICK, MA — A coronavirus outbreak at Natick's Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Center has worsened with three new deaths, the facility's CEO reported on Friday. That brings the total death toll there to 20.

The facility reported the first deaths on April 15, and the National Guard came to the facility shortly after to conduct coronavirus tests. So far, 75 residents and 36 staff have tested positive — but that number has not increased since April 24, according to CEO Lisa Kubiak.

"Although we are far from being out of the woods, we are seeing small glimpses of recovery among residents, and improvement within our communities," she wrote in an update posted on the Mary Ann Morse website on Friday.

Coronavirus has ravaged the state's senior care facilities, with 303 reporting at least one coronavirus positive resident or staff member. To date, 1,632 of the state's 2,899 coronavirus deaths have been in residents of long-term care facilities.

Natick's last coronavirus update on April 23 reported three new cases in town, bringing the total since March 1 to 228. There were 132 active cases as of that date, and the town has not provided information about how many coronavirus deaths have occurred in Natick.