A communication transmitted from Louis A. DePasquale, City Manager, relative to an update on COVID-19

The Public Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cambridge COVID-19 UPDATE CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Middlesex County and Cambridge Cases by Risk Category Cases increased in the city and the county in the last month. Although cases decreased in the city last week, cases in the county remain high. ↑High ↑Substantial Indoor mask mandate in place Sept 3 ↑Moderate

COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine Clinics 3 King Open Clinics November 10 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. King Open School December 1 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. King Open School Vaccines Offered: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine: Pediatric, Adult and Booster Doses Flu Vaccine: Flu Shots and FluMist CPHD and city partners administered 1,997 flu shots and 183 COVID-19 vaccines at the October clinics.

Other Updates 4 Testing ● To meet anticipated increased demand for COVID-19 testing during the holiday season, the City/CPHD are meeting with CIC on Wednesday, November 3 to plan expanding the city’s program to 5 days a week. ● In October, the city-run testing sites administered 11,020 tests, averaging 689 tests a session. Case Investigation and Contact Tracing ● With the closure of the state-contracted Community Tracing Collaborative in December, municipalities will assume full responsibility for case investigation and contact tracing. ● Cambridge, in partnership with Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, was awarded a state grant to hire several case investigators and contract tracers to assist the four communities.

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