Updates
- If you were not able to watch yesterday’s City COVID-19 Town Hall, you can view the recording of it online now at www.salem.com/covidtownhall. The audio version can also be found on the FYI Salem podcast at www.salem.com/fyisalempodcast.
- If you are planning to visit one of the two “Stop the Spread” free COVID-19 testing sites in Salem, you can now pre-register to help speed up the process. Links to pre-register for the Old Town Hall site and the Salem High School site can be found at www.salem.com/stopthespread. Note that this is not an appointment-setting registration; it simply bypasses the registration process you would otherwise have to do in line at the testing site.
- The Commonwealth has issued guidance and suggestions for having a safe Thanksgiving celebration this year. You can find it online at www.mass.gov/news/thanksgiving-during-covid-19.
- The most recent Economic Recovery Task Force newsletter can be found here: https://conta.cc/2IaCCA2. En espanol: http://bit.ly/1106_EDRResp.
Status of Cases
As of 4:00 p.m. on November 13, 2020, there were 1,159 Salem residents who have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). 176 cases are currently active and 45 Salem residents have died from the virus. Since the outbreak began, 806 Salem residents who had been infected by the virus have cleared their isolation period.
Based on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s weekly report issued November 12, 2020, since the start of the pandemic, 40,437 tests have been conducted on Salem residents. The percent of Salem residents testing positive for the prior two-week period was 2.89% and the state’s percent positive for the same period was 2.29%. Salem’s rolling 14-day average of new daily cases per 100,000 people was 25.9/day and the state’s rate was 20.7/day.
Additional data about COVID-19 cases in Salem, as well as daily case numbers, are posted in the Local Data Dashboard at www.salem.com/covid, which can also be found by clicking the red “COVID-19 Information” banner on the City home page at www.salem.com.
