Wilmington Coronavirus Update: 17 Positive Cases, 16 Quarantined

WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington now has 17 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, the Health Department reported on Facebook Monday. There are also 16 residents in quarantine. No residents have yet recovered from the virus.

In the last update, Thursday, there were 14 cases. The number quarantined is unchanged, after some were taken out of quarantine but others were put in, according to the Facebook post.

"Please continue to practice social distancing," the Department wrote. "We are in this together."

Public health officials expect the number of cases in Massachusetts to increase as testing ramps up and community transmission continues. As of Sunday afternoon, the state was just shy of 5,000 confirmed cases of the new virus.

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