Boston officials are monitoring a sudden jump in coronavirus cases Mayor Martin Walsh said he hopes isn’t the start of a post-Thanksgiving trend.
Boston officials are monitoring a sudden jump in coronavirus cases Mayor Martin Walsh said he hopes isn’t the start of a post-Thanksgiving trend. Walsh told reporters the city logged 407 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday — far more than a normal day’s count, and nearly double the previous day. Walsh said the city recorded 11 COVID-19 deaths since Friday. “We’re going to be monitoring the data closely as it comes in to make sure that we don’t see these large spikes,” Walsh said, adding that he believes Tuesday’s tally is the largest number since June. “So tomorrow and the next couple days we’ll see what our numbers look like.” He said the focus will be on cases and hospitalization as officials keep an eye on a possible Thanksgiving-driven increase.
