North Andover Coronavirus: Public Area Exercise Guidance

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — North Andover issued guidance Thursday on use of public areas for exercise, in response to concerns received by the Health Department. Public areas including the high school's track and fields and the town common remain open.

Residents are asked to follow signage, including regarding direction, to try to avoid busy places and times, to social distance while exercising, to wear face coverings, to not go out in groups, and to not stop on public pathways.

The full guidance is available here.

Coronavirus case count update

The town has 96 cases, as of Thursday afternoon. Five residents have died, while 53 have recovered. The remaining 38 cases are active.

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Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.