Greenfield COVID Cases Soaring Over the Rest of Franklin County

By Franklin County Now April 16, 2020 10:57 am

By JULIE CUNNINGHAM

(Greenfield) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 104 on Thursday, up from 97 the day before. The number of deaths remains at 22 and 46 individuals have recovered from the virus. Compare that number to Bernardston, which as less than five confirmed cases Deerfield, which also has less than five confirmed cases. Charlemont has zero cases, while Sunderland has five. Orange has the second highest number of COVID-19 cases at 23.

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