COVID - Previous Announcements
November 9, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of two additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID on Tuesday, November 9. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 688 recovered, 19 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 718 cases.
October 2, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of two additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID on Saturday, October 2.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 640 recovered, 22 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 673 cases.
August 30, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of three additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID on Monday, August 30.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 580 recovered, 23 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 614 cases.
August 14, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: four confirmed cases and one probable case on Friday, August 13 and two confirmed cases and one probable case on Saturday, August 14.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 552 recovered, 27 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 590 cases.
August 11, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: three confirmed cases and one probable case on Wednesday, August 11.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 546 recovered, 25 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 582 cases.
July 29, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: four confirmed cases on Thursday, July 29, 2021
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 540 recovered, 10 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 561 cases.
June 12, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: two confirmed cases on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 534 recovered, 2 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 547 cases.
May 29, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: two confirmed cases on Monday, May 23, 2021 and two confirmed cases on Tuesday, May 24, 2021.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 530 recovered, 4 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 545 cases.
May 16, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: five confirmed cases on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 519 recovered, 11 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 541 cases.
May 7, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: one confirmed and two probable cases on Sunday, April 18, two confirmed cases on Monday, April 19, one confirmed case on Friday, April 23, one death for a previously unreported case on Saturday, April 24, four confirmed cases on Monday, April 26, one confirmed case on Wednesday, April 28, two confirmed cases on Tuesday, May 4, and one confirmed case on Thursday, May 6
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 514 recovered, 11 in isolation, 11 deaths, and a total of 536 cases.
April 17, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: no cases on Friday, March 26, one confirmed case on Saturday, March 27, seven confirmed cases on Sunday, March 28, no cases on Monday, March 29, two confirmed cases and one probable case on Tuesday, March 30, four confirmed cases on Wednesday, March 31, two confirmed cases on Thursday, April 1, no cases on Friday, April 2, three confirmed cases on Saturday, April 3, two confirmed cases on Sunday, April 4, no cases on Monday, April 5, Tuesday, April 6, Wednesday, April 7, or Thursday, April 8, one confirmed case on Friday, April 9, six confirmed cases on Saturday, April 10, no cases on Sunday, April 11, one confirmed case on Monday, April 12, no cases on Tuesday, April 13, two confirmed cases on Wednesday, April 14, two confirmed cases and one probable case on Thursday, April 15, no cases on Friday, April 16, and three probable cases on Saturday, April 17.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 493 recovered, 18 in isolation, 10 deaths, and a total of 521 cases.
March 26, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: no cases on Wednesday, March 10, five confirmed cases and one probable case on Thursday, March 11, no cases on Friday, March 12, two confirmed cases on Saturday, March 13, no cases on Sunday, March 14, no cases on Monday, March 15, two confirmed cases on Tuesday, March 16, three confirmed cases on Wednesday, March 17, no cases on Thursday, March 18, two confirmed cases on Friday, March 19, four confirmed cases and one probable case on Saturday, March 20, no cases on Sunday, March 21, four confirmed cases on Monday, March 22, five confirmed cases and two probable cases on Tuesday, March 23, no cases on Wednesday, March 24, and five confirmed cases and one probable case on Thursday, March 25. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 442 recovered, 31 in isolation, 10 deaths, and a total of 483 cases.
March 10, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of eight additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID: no cases on Monday, March 1, two confirmed cases on Tuesday, March 2, no cases on Wednesday, March 3, two confirmed cases on Thursday, March 4, no cases on Friday, March 5, one confirmed case on Saturday, March 6, one confirmed case on Sunday, March 7, no cases on Monday, March 8, and two cases on Tuesday, March 9. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 421 recovered, 15 in isolation, 10 deaths, and a total of 446 cases.
March 1, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of eleven additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID including one death: no cases on Monday, February 22, three confirmed cases on Tuesday, February 23, no cases on Wednesday, February 24, Thursday, February 25, and Friday, February 26, four cases on Saturday, February 27, and three cases on Sunday, February 28. In addition, there was one death on February 18, 2021 of a resident, age in the 80s, who was at a hospital in another community, who died on Thursday, February 18 due to a number of factors including COVID - this was not a previously reported case. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 414 recovered, 14 in isolation, 10 deaths, and a total of 438 cases.
February 22, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of four additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: two confirmed cases on Friday, February 19; two confirmed cases on Saturday, February 20; no cases on Sunday, February 21. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 398 recovered, 20 in isolation, 9 deaths, and a total of 427 cases.
February 19, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of three additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: there were no cases reported from Friday, February 12 to Wednesday, February 17 and two confirmed cases and one probable case on Thursday, February 18. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 396 recovered, 18 in isolation, 9 deaths, and a total of 423 cases.
February 12, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of three additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: no cases on Wednesday, February 10 and three confirmed cases on Thursday, February 11. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 366 recovered, 45 in isolation, 9 deaths, and a total of 420 cases.
February 10, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of six additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: four confirmed and two probable cases on February 9, 2021. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 359 recovered, 49 in isolation, 9 deaths, and a total of 417 cases.
February 9, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of four additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: no cases on Sunday, February 7 and three confirmed cases and one probable case on Monday, February 8. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 356 recovered, 46 in isolation, 9 deaths, and a total of 411 cases.
February 7, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of two additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: two confirmed cases on Friday, February 5 and no cases on Saturday, February 6. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 352 recovered, 46 in isolation, 9 deaths, and a total of 407 cases.
February 5, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of seven additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: no cases on Wednesday, February 3 and five confirmed cases and two probable cases on Thursday, February 4.
In addition, a Halifax resident, age in 80s, for which the Town had been previously notified, died in a hospital in another community, Saturday, January 30 due to a number of factors including COVID. This was the ninth death of a Halifax resident.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 338 recovered, 58 in isolation, 9 deaths, and a total of 405 cases.
February 3, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of seven additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: fiver confirmed cases and two probable cases on Tuesday, February 2. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 323 recovered, 67 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a total of 398 cases.
February 2, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of four additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: four confirmed cases on Monday, February 1. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 319 recovered, 64 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a total of 391 cases.
February 1, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of two additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: two confirmed cases on Sunday, January 31. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 317 recovered, 633 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a total of 387 cases.
January 31, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of ten additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: eight confirmed cases and two probable cases on Friday, January 29 and no cases on Saturday, January 30. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 314 recovered, 63 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a total of 385 cases.
January 29, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of seven additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: no cases on Wednesday, January 27 and seven confirmed cases on Thursday, January 28. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 298 recovered, 69 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a total of 375 cases.
January 27, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of three additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: three confirmed cases on Tuesday, January 26. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 287 recovered, 73 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a total of 368 cases.
January 26, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of one additional Halifax resident having COVID-19: one confirmed case on Monday, January 25. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 277 recovered, 80 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a grand total of 365 cases.
January 25, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of seventeen additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: no cases on Friday, January 22; ten confirmed cases and four probable cases on Saturday, January 23; one confirmed and two probable cases on Sunday, January 24. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 272 recovered, 84 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a grand total of 364 cases.
January 22, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of ten additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: eight confirmed cases and two probable cases on Thursday, January 21. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 259 recovered, 80 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a grand total of 347 cases.
January 21, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of six additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: four confirmed cases and two probable cases on Wednesday, January 20.
In addition, a Halifax resident, age in 70s, for which the Town had previously included in its counts, died a hospital in another community, Wednesday, January 13 due to COVID-19 and other factors. This was the eighth death of a Halifax resident
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 255 recovered, 74 in isolation, 8 deaths, and a grand total of 337 cases.
January 20, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of four additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: two confirmed cases and two probable cases on Tuesday, January 19. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 252 recovered, 72 in isolation, 7 deaths, and a grand total of 331 cases.
January 19, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of two additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: one confirmed case and one probable case on Monday, January 18. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 251 recovered, 69 in isolation, 7 deaths, and a grand total of 327 cases.
January 18, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of three additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: two confirmed cases and one probable case on Sunday, January 17. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 246 recovered, 72 in isolation, 7 deaths, and a grand total of 325 cases.
January 17, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of sixteen additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: five confirmed cases and one probable case on Friday, January 15 and six confirmed cases and four probable cases on Saturday, January 16. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 245 recovered, 70 in isolation, 7 deaths, and a grand total of 322 cases.
January 15, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of five additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: five confirmed cases on Thursday, January 14. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 237 recovered, 62 in isolation, 7 deaths, and a grand total of 306 cases.
January 14, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of seven additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: six confirmed cases and one death (this person was not previously included in the Town's counts). That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 233 recovered, 61 in isolation, 7 deaths, and a grand total of 301 cases.
The seventh death was a resident, age in the 60s, who was at a hospital in another community, who died on Friday, January 8 due to COVID-19 and other factors.
January 13, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of nine additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: nine confirmed cases and one probable case on Tuesday, January 12. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 227 recovered, 61 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 294 cases.
January 12, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of nine additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: five confirmed cases Monday, January 11. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 226 recovered, 52 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 284 cases.
January 11, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of nine additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: five confirmed cases and four probable cases on Sunday, January 10. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 225 recovered, 48 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 279 cases.
January 10, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of four additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: three confirmed cases on January 8 and one confirmed case on January 9. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 220 recovered, 44 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 270 cases.
January 8, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of four additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: three confirmed cases and one probable case on Thursday, January 7. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 218 recovered, 42 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 266 cases.
January 7, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of four additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: four confirmed cases on Wednesday, January 6. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 215 recovered, 41 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 262 cases.
January 6, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of one additional Halifax resident having COVID-19: one confirmed case on Tuesday, January 5. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 210 recovered, 42 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 258 cases.
January 5, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of five additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: four confirmed cases and one probable case on Monday, January 4. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 205 recovered, 46 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 257 cases.
January 3, 2021
The Town of Halifax has been notified of twenty-one additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: one confirmed case on Monday, December 28, one confirmed case on Tuesday, December 29, six confirmed cases on Wednesday, December 30, four confirmed cases on Thursday, December 31, eight confirmed cases on Friday, January 1, and one confirmed case on Sunday, January 3. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 202 recovered, 44 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 252 cases.
December 28, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of ten additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: three confirmed cases on Thursday, December 24, one confirmed case on Friday, December 25, one confirmed case on Saturday, December 26, and five confirmed cases on Sunday, December 27. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 160 recovered, 65 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 231 cases.
December 24, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of five additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: five confirmed cased on Wednesday, December 23. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 155 recovered, 60 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 221 cases.
December 23, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of five additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: five confirmed cased on Tuesday, December 22. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 155 recovered, 55 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 216 cases.
December 22, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of three additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: two confirmed and one probable on Monday, December 21. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 152 recovered, 53 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 211 cases.
December 21, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: seven confirmed and one probable on Friday, December 18, two confirmed on Saturday, December 19, and five confirmed and one probable on Sunday, December 20. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 150 recovered, 52 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 208 cases.
December 18, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of additional Halifax residents having COVID-19: one confirmed and one probable on Tuesday, December 15 (these two are in addition to the three that were previously posted), one confirmed and two probable on Wednesday, December 16, and seven confirmed and one probable on Thursday, December 17. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 132 recovered, 54 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 192 cases.
December 15, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of twenty-eight new confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19. Twelve of these cases are from the testing that was conducted on Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6. However, the following cases were not part of the testing: Friday, December 11 - 1; Saturday, December 12 - 2; Monday, December 14 - 10; Tuesday, December 15 - 3.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 126 recovered, 47 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 179 cases.
As mentioned before, unless the Town is notified, cases included in the "isolation" category are moved to "recovered" after fourteen days. Since it has been several days since this information has been updated, some of the cases included in "isolation" total on December 10 were moved to the "recovered" total during this period. The testing cases will move from "isolation" to "recovered" on Monday, December 20, so the isolation number will show a significant drop on that date.
None of the counts include anyone who is in quarantine due to having been in close proximity with a confirmed or probable case. A person in quarantine does not necessarily have COVID, but is in quarantine so to reduce the chances of possibly transmitting the virus to others.
December 10, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of five new confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19, one on December 8, 2020, two on December 9, 2020, and two on December 10, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 114 recovered, 31 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 151 cases.
One or more of these five cases were as a result of the testing conducted by the Town during the weekend. Since some of the positive test results from this weekend were due to residents who had already tested positive previously and had been included in the totals published previously, those "second positives" are not included in the counts listed above.
It is likely that the Town will see a spike in the total number of cases and the number in isolation (generally the number of distinct individuals who were confirmed or probable cases during the last fourteen days) during the next few days due to the testing conducted this past weekend. Many of the individuals who participated in the program were not Halifax residents so any positive cases for non-Halifax residents will not be included in the Town's totals even though the testing was conducted in Halifax.
A number of people have, at various times, stated that "more testing results in more cases". What really happens is that more testing results in more _known_ cases. The residents who tested positive already had COVID, but did not know this. By participating in the testing program, they now can protect themselves and, furthermore, help reduce the chances of transmitting COVID to their family, friends, and co-workers. That fulfills the purpose of testing: preventing the transmission of COVID.
December 8, 2020
All results from the COVID testing in Halifax on Saturday and Sunday should now be available (as of noon on Tuesday, December 8). If you run into any difficulty with access, please contact the Fire Department at 781-293-1751 ext 113.
December 8, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of two new confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19, both on December 7, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 109 recovered, 31 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 146 cases.
December 7, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of seven new confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19, one on December 4, 2020, two on December 5, 2020, and four on December 6, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 106 recovered, 32 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 144 cases.
December 3, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of four confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19 on December 3, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 103 recovered, 28 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 137 cases.
December 2, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of one confirmed and one probable case of Halifax residents having COVID-19 on December 2, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 102 recovered, 25 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 133 cases.
December 2, 2020
The Town of Halifax and the Accureference Medical lab will host a COVID-19 drive-thru testing clinic on Saturday, December 5 and Sunday, December 6 at the Halifax Town Hall, 499 Plymouth Street from 8:00am to 4:00pm each day.
Everyone (non-Halifax residents, also) are welcome to participate whether they have health insurance or not. All participants must be at least one year old.
There is no cost for those participants who are uninsured. The contractor is receiving money from the federal government to cover the costs of participants who are uninsured.
Please bring your health insurance card (if applicable) and a government picture identification card such as a driver's license along with a completed registration form that is available on the Town of Halifax web site - http://www.halifax-ma.org/fire-department/files/covid-19-testing-registr...
You do NOT need to have your physician sign the form.
All participants must remain in their vehicles at all times (this testing is available for drive-ups only; no walk-ins). All participants should leave adequate time to wait in line for testing and the length of the wait time depends on the number of participants. No appointments will be made.
The test will be the PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)/Molecular test (the nasal swab test). Results will be available within 48-72 hours. Results will be obtained by accessing Accureference Medical Lab patient portal at https://results.accureference.com/patientportal/index.html - If you do not have access to the web site, you can call 877-733-4522.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will be notified about all positive and negative test results. The Town will receive information about positive test results for residents of Halifax through the State's MAVEN system.
December 1, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of one confirmed and one probable case of Halifax residents having COVID-19 on December 1, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 102 recovered, 24 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 132 cases.
November 30, 2020 - end of day
The Town of Halifax has been notified of five additional cases, three confirmed, two probable of Halifax residents having COVID-19 not including the one reported earlier today. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 99 recovered, 25 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 130 cases.
November 30, 2020
The Town of Halifax has been notified of the following additional cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19: one confirmed case on Saturday, November 28; one confirmed case and one probable case on Sunday, November 29; one confirmed case on Monday, November 30. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 99 recovered, 20 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 125 cases.
November 28, 2020
In addition to the confirmed case reported during Wednesday morning, Halifax has been informed of two additional confirmed cases of Halifax resident having COVID-19 on November 25, 2020 and one confirmed case on November 27, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 98 recovered, 17 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 121 cases.
November 25, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one additional confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19 on November 25, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 98 recovered, 14 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 118 cases.
November 24, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one additional probable case and one additional confirmed case of Halifax residents having COVID-19, both on November 24, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 97 recovered, 14 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 117 cases.
November 23, 2020
Halifax has been informed of four additional confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19 with one on November 22, 2020 and three on November 23, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 94 recovered, 15 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 115 cases.
November 20, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one additional probable case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19 on November 20, 2020 (in addition to the confirmed case on the same date). That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 91 recovered, 14 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 111 cases.
November 20, 2020
Halifax has been informed of two new confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19, one on November 19, 2020 and one on November 20, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 91 recovered, 13 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 110 cases.
November 19, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19 on November 18, 2020. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 91 recovered, 11 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 108 cases.
November 17, 2020
Halifax has been informed of seven new confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19. These include the three at the Halifax Elementary School for which information had already been released via other venues, one on Monday, November 16, and three on Tuesday, November 17.
That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 89 recovered, 12 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 107 cases.
November 11, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, this one on Wednesday, November 11. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 88 recovered, 6 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 100 cases.
November 10, 2020
Halifax has been informed of two new confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19, these on Tuesday, November 10. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 88 recovered, 5 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 99 cases.
November 5, 2020
Halifax has been informed of a second, new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, this one being in addition to the first one announced on Thursday, November 5. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 85 recovered, 6 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 97 cases.
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, one on Thursday, November 5. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 85 recovered, 5 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 96 cases.
October 29, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, one on Wednesday, October 28. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 84 recovered, 5 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 95 cases.
October 26, 2020
Halifax has been informed of two new confirmed cases of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, one on Saturday, October 24 and one on Sunday, October 25. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 84 recovered, 4 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 94 cases.
October 23, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, on Thursday, October 22. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 82 recovered, 4 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 92 cases.
October 22, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, on Wednesday, October 21. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 82 recovered, 3 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 91 cases.
October 12, 2020
Halifax has been informed of two new confirmed cases of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, one on Saturday, October 10 and one on Sunday, October 11. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 79 recovered, 5 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 90 cases.
October 2, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, as of Friday, October 2. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 76 recovered, 6 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 88 cases.
October 1, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, as of Thursday, October 1. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 73 recovered, 8 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 87 cases.
September 29, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, as of Monday, September 28. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 73 recovered, 7 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 86 cases.
September 27, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, as of Saturday, September 26. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 73 recovered, 6 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 85 cases.
September 24, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, as of Wednesday, September 23. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 73 recovered, 5 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 84 cases.
September 22, 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA-DPH) is trying to hear from communities so that it can better help people through the COVID-19 crisis. By taking this survey, you can help find new solutions to community problems, and give MA-DPH the information they need to take action and support the communities that need it most. MA-DPH is committed to sharing information back in ways that will help us all take collective action
This effort will help us better understand the impact of COVID-19 on our communities, and would encourage anyone who is 14 years old or older to participate using this link: http://www.mass.gov/COVIDsurvey
September 21, 2020
Halifax has been informed of one new confirmed case of a Halifax resident having COVID-19, as of Saturday, September 19. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 73 recovered, 4 in isolation, 6 deaths, and a grand total of 83 cases.
September 18, 2020
Halifax has been informed of three new confirmed cases of Halifax residents having COVID-19, two on Wednesday, September 16, and one on Thursday, September 17. That brings the totals for Halifax for the pandemic to 71 recovered, 5 in isolation, and 6 deaths and a grand total of 82 cases.
September 5, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 79 residents who are listed as probable cases or tested positive for COVID-19. The total now includes 79 total, 71 recovered, 2 in isolation, and 6 deaths. This latest case was a confirmed case on Saturday, September 5.
September 4, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 78 residents who are listed as probable cases or tested positive for COVID-19. The total now includes 78 total, 71 recovered, 1 in isolation, and 6 deaths. This latest case was a confirmed case on Friday, September 4.
August 4, 2020
The State has established an on-line COVID Safe Practices Concern Form for anyone who would like to report possible concerns about non-compliance with the Commonwealth’s travel advisory quarantine, face covering, gathering, or other public health rules.
July 25, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 77 residents who are listed as probable cases or tested positive for COVID-19. The total now includes 77 total, 68 recovered, 3 in isolation, and 6 deaths. This latest case was a confirmed case on Friday, July 24.
July 13, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 76 residents who are listed as probable cases or tested positive for COVID-19. The total now includes 76 total, 68 recovered, 2 in isolation, and 6 deaths.
July 11, 2020
The Holmes Public Library will re-open on Monday, July 20 with restrictions that follow the workplace safety standards required by the State of Massachusetts and with limited hours. Specific hours will be posted before July 20.
July 8, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 75 residents who are listed as probable cases or tested positive for COVID-19. The total now includes 75 total, 68 recovered, 1 in isolation, and 6 deaths.
July 1, 2020
The recycling center will be open on Monday nights from 5pm to 8pm along with its normal hours on Wednesday and Saturday, starting on Monday, July 20.
June 18, 2020
Town Hall will re-open on June 22, 2020
June 15, 2020
Governor Charlie Baker announced a two-day ‘pop up’ testing initiative for Wednesday, June 17 and Thursday, June 18 for anyone who has attended a recent large gathering. The new website http://www.mass.gov/GetTested went live at noon. It contains details including locations for testing.
Halifax has been informed that there are now 74 residents who are listed as probable cases or tested positive for COVID-19. One additional death (a resident, age in the 80s, who was living in a senior care facility in another community) with the death occurring on June 7. The total now includes 74 total, 68 recovered, 0 in isolation, and 6 deaths.
June 11, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 73 residents who are listed as probable cases or tested positive for COVID-19 with no change in the number of cases since May 27. This includes 67 recovered, 1 in isolation, and 5 deaths.
The Town receives information on the number of cases via "MAVEN". Infectious disease surveillance data collected by the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences (BIDLS) are maintained in the Massachusetts Virtual Epidemiologic Network (MAVEN). MAVEN contains epidemiological, clinical, laboratory, and case management data utilized for case investigation and surveillance purposes on approximately 90 reportable infectious diseases, including COVID-19.
This information is received by the Fire Chief and Police Chief on a daily basis and is reviewed on a regular basis by the Halifax Board of Health. The Town's counts are based on this information which includes probable cases and positive cases along with information about any deaths received through the death certificates filed to the Town Clerk's office even if the deaths are not included in the MAVEN reports for Halifax.
May 27, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 73 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, up 12 from a week ago. This includes 61 recovered, 7 in isolation, and 5 deaths.
May 20, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 61 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. This includes 33 recovered, 23 in isolation, and 5 deaths.
May 15, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 44 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. This includes 31 recovered, 8 in isolation, and 5 deaths. The fifth death occurred on May 14 with a resident in their 80s. The Town is not providing the name of the deceased as it feels that it is up to the family to decide when and if to release this information.
May 11, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 38 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. This includes 30 recovered, 4 in isolation, and 4 deaths. The fourth death occurred on May 10 with a resident in their 80s. The Town is not providing the name of the deceased as it feels that it is up to the family to decide when and if to release this information.
May 3, 2020
More information about the Massachusetts COVID-19 Contact Tracing program is available
April 30, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 34 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. This includes 24 recovered, 7 in isolation, and 3 deaths. The third death occurred on April 27 with a resident in their 70s. The Town is not providing the name of the deceased as it feels that it is up to the family to decide when and if to release this information.
April 28, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 30 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. The Town's totals are now 30 positive including 24 recovered, 4 in isolation, and 2 deaths.
April 27, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 29 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Unfortunately, this count now includes a second death. A resident of Halifax, age in the 60s, who was at a hospital in another community, died due to COVID-19 and other factors on Friday, April 24. That is the second reported fatality for Halifax due to COVID-19. The Town is not providing the name of the deceased as it feels that it is up to the family to decide when and if to release this information. The Town's total are now 29 positive, 13 recovered, 14 in isolation, and 2 deaths.
April 24, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 27 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Of those, 13 are listed as recovered, 13 remain in isolation, and there has been one death.
April 23, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 26 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Of those, 13 are listed as recovered, 12 remain in isolation, and there has been one death.
April 21, 2020
All public schools, including those in the Silver Lake Regional School District, are closed for the rest of the school year.
April 17, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 24 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. Of those, 13 are listed as recovered, 10 remain in isolation, and there has been one death.
April 15, 2020
Halifax has been informed that there are now 23 residents who have tested positive for COVID-19.