THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 Page 5 The latest Coronavirus Count State health officials notify Saugus of 59 new cases over the past week; death toll remains at 71 By Mark E. Vogler “Our hearts and prayers go he Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) advised the town of 59 new confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday (Thursday, April 22), raising the overall total to 4,089 since the outbreak of the virus in March of last year. Meanwhile, the number of deaths in Saugus linked to the virus remained at 71, according to the latest statistics released yesterday by Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree’s office. This week’s number of confirmed cases dropped by four. A week ago, the state had reT ported 63 new cases – six fewer new cases than over the previous week. out to those families affected by this health pandemic,” Crabtree said in the latest press release updating the latest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. “Massachusetts health officials have announced as of April 20, 13 more people have died in the Commonwealth after contracting COVID-19, bringing the state total to 17,151. In addition, there were 1,370 newly reported cases. So far, 635,045 cases in total have been confirmed while 20,599,779 total tests for the virus have been administered. “ Crabtree’s office notes the following COVID-19 related information as a public service to town residents: “The Town of Saugus has partnered with the Commonwealth, Fallon Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the Square One Mall as a collaborative effort to work to downgrade the Town’s risk of spread of COVID-19 status by establishing and extending the following COVID- 19 testing sites in Saugus: “Fallon EMS at the Square One Mall (Far Side Parking Lot on Essex Street), located at 1201 Broadway with entry off of Essex Street, will offer free mobile drive-up testing for Saugus residents in their cars Monday through Saturday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. No appointment is needed. [Residents] drive-up and register using a tablet when they World Series Park Lighting Fund in need of more donors (Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release issued this week by World Series Park.) orld Series Park in Saugus will have lights installed this season. This will complete the park by its being able to offer night games and never having to stop games because of darkness. As a result of increased costs of the light poles and fixtures, more funds will have to be raised in order to completely fund the project. “We have W most of the money, but at this point, because of unseen costs, have come up short in our fundraising,” World Series Park Superintendent Bob Davis said. “We will still complete the installation and hope to receive additional donations and pledges. We plan to have some night games this season. Someone pointed out that there’s never been a Saugus High School Baseball night game in Saugus. As a result of an article in the recent Saugus High Alumni Newsletter, several donations were received from former Saugus baseball players. We encourage anyone who’s played at World Series Park or watched a game there to donate to our lighting fund.” To donate to the World Series Park 2020 Lighting Fund, checks should be made payable to World Series Park and sent to World Series Park, 8 Holden Ave., Saugus, MA 01906. Please indicate that the donation is for the Lighting Fund. Those who donate $100 or more will have their name included on a permanent plaque on the third base dugout. Donations can be made in memory or in honor of others. To donate online go to worldseriespark.net and click on GoFundMe. arrive. Saugus Police will be assisting with traffic. The testing site will be staffed by 10-12 individuals to handle registrations. All samples go directly to the Broad [Institute] in Cambridge for immediate testing with a 2436 hour turnaround time. Notification of results will be made for negative results via emails while phone calls will be made for positive COVID-19 results. These sites do close when it rains because of risk of test contamination. The state has indicated the site will remain open until further notice. “This information will be on the Town’s website and on the state’s website: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/stop-the-spread?rgja#saugus“The Board of Health and the Saugus Health Department will continue to partner with the state and are working on a planned response to the COVID-19. They are analyzing the data from the past couple of weeks and developing specific strategies to combat the spread through additional enforcement and intervention measures. We need to do whatever is necessary to keep ourselves, family, neighbors, and COUNT | SEE PAGE 8 THE GROUNDWORK CONTINUES: Employees of New England Boring Contractors of Derry, N.H., took soil test borings recently at World Series Park in preparation for the installation of a lighting system. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate)
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