Grafton COVID-19 cases rise to 33, Select Board passes emergency acts
There are now 33 cases of COVID-19 in Grafton, Town Administrator Tim McInerney told the Select Board Tuesday.
But there is good news.
“There are some in recovery,” McInerney said. “I don’t know that exact number… the unfortunate 33 in Grafton have been very cooperative” in staying under quarantine.
A total of 28,163 people have been diagnosed as positive in the state, with 2,246 in Worcester County, according to the state Department of Public Health. Massachusetts has seen 957 deaths. The CDC reports 579,005 cases and 22,252 deaths from COVID-19 nationwide.
Select Board voted to adopt the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and Emergency Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (EFMLA), which went into effect on April 1, for town employees affected by COVID-19.
McInerney encouraged people to call his office if they are in need of assistance or resources during the pandemic.
“We may not answer right away, but we do return calls,” he said.
The Municipal Center is now hosting just a skeleton staff. Many people are now working remotely after the school department worked with the town to assist with technology issues, McInerney said.
Grafton Emergency Management has donated PPE gowns and masks back to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to distribute to hospitals that may need them.
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Jen, it was Grafton Emergency Management that donated the PPE to MEMA not the Fire Department
Will correct!