70 of 92 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts linked to Biogen employees after biotech firm's Boston meeting - News Summed Up

70 of 92 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts linked to Biogen employees after biotech firm's Boston meeting


(CNN) Massachusetts' coronavirus cases have more than doubled and the state's governor declared a state of emergency after employees who attended a company meeting in Boston last month tested positive for the virus. The surge brings the total number of confirmed or presumptive positive cases in Massachusetts to 92. The state announced 51 new presumptive positive casesTuesday that are awaiting confirmation by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The surge brings the total numberof confirmed or presumptive positive cases in Massachusetts to 92. Seventy of the cases are related to employees at Cambridge biotechnology company Biogen, state Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders said. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency in response to the outbreak.


Source: CNN March 11, 2020 06:03 UTC



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