WESTFIELD – The nation is experiencing an uptick in COVID-19 cases this summer, and Westfield is not immune.
Acting Health Director Debra Mulvenna said Tuesday that lab-confirmed cases in the city have risen from one to three per week in May and June to 10 last week. In the first two days of this week, they had already seen four.
Last week, MassLive reported that 39 states, including Massachusetts, were experiencing a “summer surge” in COVID-19 cases. The cases were related to two new variants, KP.3 and KP.2, also known as “FLiRT” variants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates KP.3 accounts for 22% to 46.3% of cases recorded between June 9 and June 22, and KP.2 for 16.4% to 26%.
