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 APRIL 25, 2022

Middlesex and Cambridge COVID-19 Cases 2

Cases in Higher Ed 3

COVID-19 Case Rate by Age 4

Recommendations for Residents 1. Get vaccinated and boosted. 2. Consider wearing a mask indoors when not in your own home. 3. Test after known exposure or higher-risk settings. 4. Follow isolation and quarantine guidance if you contract COVID-19. 5

Free COVID-19 Treatment • Can prevent serious illness & hospitalization • For people who: • are at increased risk • test COVID-19+ • have symptoms, even mild • Referrals from healthcare providers or state’s treatment line: [phone removed] 6

CPHD Vaccine Clinics The weekly Windsor Street Clinic has launched. ●Wednesdays, 2:00 - 4:00, by appointment 7

Cambridge Community Corps (C3) • Continued distribution of test kits, masks, I&Q guidance • Responding to individual resident requests • Promotion of City events, (e.g., Port Energy Walking Tour, Door-to-Door outreach, Social Capital Survey, Domestic Violence Needs Assessment Survey) • Training, including Mental Health First Aid 8