Out of the 95 cases in Massachusetts, 77 cases are connected to the Biogen employee meeting held in late February in Boston’s Seaport.

 

https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/11/coronavirus-cases-tick-up-to-95-in-massachusetts/

Coronavirus cases tick up to 95 in Massachusetts

The state reported three new cases on Wednesday

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BOSTON MA. – MARCH 10: Gov. Charlie Baker holds an availability at the State House to address the state’s response to the coronavirus on March 10, 2020 in Boston, MA. (Staff Photo By Nancy Lane/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

By RICK SOBEY | [email protected] | Boston Herald

March 11, 2020 at 4:51 p.m.

A total of 95 people have tested positive coronavirus in Massachusetts, state health officials announced on Wednesday.

The state Department of Public Health reported three new coronavirus cases — a significant rate decrease from the doubling of cases earlier this week.

Six of the cases are now confirmed — an increase from one confirmed case on Tuesday — and 89 are presumptive positive cases.

Out of the 95 cases in Massachusetts, 77 cases are connected to the Biogen employee meeting held in late February in Boston’s Seaport.

 

Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday announced a state of emergency because of the coronavirus outbreak.