Rep. Gordon Provides April 3 COVID-19 Update — Evictions and Foreclosure Moratorium, Restaurant Beer and Wine Takeout Sales, and Contact Tracing Initiative

 Representative Gordon wrapped up another busy week on Friday, April 3 and provided the following updates to constituents as the COVID-19 emergency continues. The total number of positive cases climbed to 10,402 today with 1,436 new cases reported. An additional 38 people perished from the virus brought the toll to 192. In total, 62,962 tests have been conducted in Massachusetts.

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Rep. Gordon Provides March 31 COVID-19 Update – Extended Stay-at-Home Advisory, Essential Services Order

As the number of Massachusetts residents testing positive for the COVID-19 virus continues to grow, Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford) provided further updates to his district. There were 868 new residents testing positive for the virus in Massachusetts on March 31, the date of this writing, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 6,620. So far, 89 people in the Commonwealth have died from the disease, 33 new fatalities reported today. The vast majority of those who succumbed were elderly or had preexisting health conditions. So far 46,935 patients have been tested.

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Bedford Research Labs, Rep. Gordon Team Responding to Need for COVID-19 Testing

As soon as she saw the community spread of the COVID-19 virus in Washington State, Bedford Research Foundation’s (“BRF”) Clinical Laboratory Director Dr. Ann Kiessling sprang into action. Just two weeks later, with the help of Representative Ken Gordon (D-Bedford), BRF is processing hundreds of tests each week for patients exhibiting symptoms that could be caused by the COVID-19 virus, or were directly exposed to it.

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