Massachusetts reports 744 new coronavirus cases

Governor Charlie Baker takes questions from the media at Mill City BBQ and Brew in Lowell, MA, September 23, 2020.

By Charlie McKenna
October 18, 2020

Massachusetts reported 744 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths Sunday as cases continue to trend up in the state. The day’s positivity rate per people tested was 4 percent, and the test positivity rate was 2.4 percent.

Sunday’s case total is up significantly from 550 Saturday and 570 a week ago, marking the third time the state reported 700 or more new cases in a single day this week.

Emerson does not update its COVID-19 dashboard on the weekends as no new tests are administered at Tufts Medical Center.

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Charlie McKenna graduated in 2022. He is from Los Angeles, CA and served as The Beacon's Editor-in-Chief during the Fall 2021 semester, overseeing all of the paper's print and digital content in addition to daily operations. He has contributed to The Beacon since the Fall 2019 semester and previously served as a Content Managing Editor, the Deputy Express Editor, and the SGA correspondent. McKenna's work has appeared in The Boston Globe and in his...

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