Framingham Red
Second Week in a Row for Framingham.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Health statistical numbers, Framingham is one of nine cities in Massachusetts to have a large number of COVID-19 cases.
Framingham has been classified as Red since August 24th. The Average Daily Incidence of Rat per 100,000 is 10.9.
To be in red, the Average daily case rate over the last 14 days: 8 cases per 100,000 population. To be in yellow, the Average daily case rate over the last 14 days: 4-8 cases per 100,000 population.
This means that have to drop at least 3 percentage points in the 14-day Average Incidence rate.
What's Red Mean?
Schools, public and private are not allowed to hold in classroom learning. Schools can only hold 15% of their maximum capacity. Saint Bridget School and Keefe Tech had both plans on opening with in-classroom learning. Both schools had to shift to remote start.
Schools are not allowed to go to full in-classroom learning until Framingham is at least yellow for two consecutive weeks.
There are no changes for businesses or churches at this time.
Framingham's Response
This is the second week in a row that the city of Framingham has been in the Red. The First time Framingham went red, Mayor Yvonne M. Spicer took to Twitter to spread the word:
Important COVID-19 Update from Mayor Spicer about Framingham being in the high-risk category and how residents can help slow the spread of the virus#MaskUpFramingham pic.twitter.com/RVgbAebdtj
— City_of_Framingham (@Framingham_MA) August 28, 2020
This is the followup Tweet when Framingham made the listed for the second week in a row:
#MaskUpFramingham pic.twitter.com/5yFtAx1Ob2
' Mayor Yvonne M. Spicer (@Mayor_Spicer) September 4, 2020
There hasn't been any other notable differences in actions.