2021-01-21 Board of Health Minutes

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rR Town of Reading 1 1, Meeting Minutes iT,s ea bJe` MOPPPP Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Board of Health Date: 2021-03-21 Time: 7:00 PM Building: Location: Address: Session: Open Session Purpose: Open Session - Remote Meeting Version: Final ttCtiVrD IIOWN CLERK 2021 MAY 18 AM H: 45 Attendees: Members - Present: Chair Richard Lopez, Vice Chair Kerry Dunnell, Paula Curren; Associate Members: Geri Cramer, Kevin Sexton Members - Not Present: Others Present: Assistant Town Manager Jean Delos, Interim Health Director Peter Mirandi, Public Health Nurse Kristine Harris, Public Health Nurse Shuang Shen Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Jacquelyn LaVerde Topics of Discussion: This meeting was held remotely via Zoom Chair Richard Lopez called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm and briefly reviewed the evening's agenda. He also noted that the Board of Health and Public Health Services web pages had been updated to remove a lot of outdated material and dead links. He encouraged Board members to review the updated pages and provide any other feedback. Public Comment: There was no comment from the public. Review of Minutes: To the Alcohol Licensing section, Dr. Lopez requested to add the Police Department to those the Select Board wanted feedback from, and add that he volunteered to send a memo to the Select Board. On a motion by Ms. Dunnell, and seconded by Ms. Curren, the Board of Health voted 3-0-0 to approve the meeting minutes of January 7'h, 2021 as amended. Roll Call Vote: Richard Lopez - Yes; Kerry Dunnell - Yes; Paula Curren - Yes. COVID 19 Updates: Case Count Updates Public Health Nurse Kristine Harris provided the latest case counts in Reading: • Total: 1,123 in 2020 + 307 so far In 2021 = 1,430 • Current Month YTD 307 • Total Deaths: 43 (41 in 2020, 2 in 2021) • Transferred cases: 10 • Total number of tests performed on Reading Residents in the last 14 days: 4,344 • Total positive cases in the last 14 days: 276 Page 1 1