BREAKING: Wilmington Now Has 151 Active Positive COVID-19 Cases — 55 In Community, 84 At Advinia, 12 At CareOne

WILMINGTON, MA — According to Wilmington Health Director Shelly Newhouse, Wilmington now has 55 confirmed ACTIVE positive COVID-19 cases, with 18 additional residents under quarantine, as of Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 7:45am. Including a cluster at Advinia (which has jumped from 51 to 84) and a newly identified cluster at another nursing home — CareOne at Wilmington (12), Wilmington’s confirmed ACTIVE positive COVID-19 cases totals 151.

12 residents have fully recovered to date and are not included in the numbers above or below.

Wilmington’s COVID-19 cases continue to increase:

  • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 — 151 active positives confirmed (55 in community/84 at Advinia/12 at CareOne at Wilmington), 18 additional residents quarantined
  • Monday, April 6, 2020 — 130 positives confirmed (79 in community/51 at Advinia), 17 additional residents quarantined
  • Saturday, April 4, 2020 — 95 positives confirmed (44 in community/51 at Advinia), 17 additional residents quarantined
  • Thursday, April 2, 2020 — 29 positives confirmed, 7 additional residents quarantined
  • Wednesday, April 1, 2020 — 22 positives confirmed, 18 additional quarantined
  • Tuesday, March 31, 2020 — 20 positives confirmed, 18 additional quarantined
  • Monday, March 30, 2020 — 17 positives confirmed, 16 additional quarantined
  • Thursday, March 26, 2020 — 14 positives confirmed, 16 additional quarantined
  • Wednesday, March 25, 2020 — 11 positives confirmed, 12 additional quarantined
  • Tuesday, March 24, 2020 — 4 positives confirmed, 8 additional quarantined
  • Monday, March 23, 2020 — 3 positives confirmed, 7 additional quarantined
  • Sunday, March 22, 2020 — 0 positives confirmed, 4 quarantined

Ongoing Reminders From The Wilmington Board Of Health:

The Board of Health urges all residents to practice social distancing:
  • Stay approximately six feet away from other people.
  • Avoid large crowds and gatherings.
  • Practice good hygiene: continue to wash hands, use hand sanitizer, cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your inner elbow, and stay home if you are sick.

Certain people are at higher risk for serious illness from this virus. High-risk individuals include:

  • older adults
  • anyone with underlying health conditions, such as heart or lung disease or diabetes
  • anyone with weakened immune systems, and
  • pregnant women

Individuals at higher risk should:

  • stay home and avoid situations of potential exposure
  • do not travel
  • do not attend large gatherings
  • limit time spent in public areas, and
  • do not congregate in groups of more than 10 people.

Residents should limit interactions with persons who are at higher risk for COVID-19. If you live with someone at high risk, practice social distancing. We all have personal responsibility to take care of ourselves and others, to protect ourselves and our loved ones.

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