Shrewsbury Coronavirus Cases Underreported Due To System Error

SHREWSBURY, MA — Shrewsbury was informed on Wednesday that several cases of the new coronavirus from the three-day weekend went unreported due to an error in the Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiologic Network, the statewide system that counts and reports confirmed cases. The system missed 25 cases from the weekend and 12 cases from Tuesday, bringing the total in Shrewsbury to 143 confirmed cases.

The news of the system error comes after Shrewsbury announced it had "no new cases positive cases of COVID-19" since April 17.

Shrewsbury was notified by MAVEN, the counting system, that "Due to the volume of confirmed and contact COVID-19 event," some cases were getting lost in the system and seem to "disappear."

The Worcester Department of Public Health epidemiologist ran special reports today to extract

the missing data from several communities.

The town assured residents in an update to the community, "We have been assured by MDPH that this issue will be rectified as it impacted workflows and case counts across the Commonwealth over the three day weekend."

A COVID-19 information line has been established for Shrewsbury Residents to use at 508-799-
1019. The line provides facts and information about COVID-19, how to stop the spread, what to
do if someone is experiencing symptoms and quarantine information.