Health & Fitness
Worcester Coronavirus: Fourth Positive Case, New Relief Effort
On top of the Worcester's fourth positive coronavirus case, health officials are waiting on one person's test results.
WORCESTER, MA — Worcester marked its fourth positive new coronavirus case on Wednesday. Officials also announced a new relief effort called Worcester Together to help with the economic fallout.
Worcester announced the third positive COVID-19 case on Tuesday, and Clark University also confirmed that one of its staff members tested positive. Health officials are also waiting for test results from one more Worcester resident.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 256 people in Massachusetts had tested positive for COVID-19, and 10 of those cases were in Worcester County. Rutland and Charlton also have positive cases.
The United Way of Massachusetts, city officials, and the Greater Worcester Community Foundation kicked off the Worcester Together partnership, which has over $600,000 in seed funds. The funds can be used for relief efforts, but also to support people who are working with COVID-19 patients.
More information, including how to donate, can be found on the city's COVID-19 information page.
Officials also said in a media briefing Wednesday afternoon that the new plastic bag ban won't go into effect until July. The ban was supposed to start April 1. Mayor Joseph Petty said the postponement will help local businesses, and perhaps stop the spread of germs from reusable bags.
