Covid Outbreak at Rehoboth Town Hall

The Board of Selectmen approved a policy regarding Covid notification Monday.

Selectman Michael Deignan stated there was a “minor outbreak” at Town Hall recently, which resulted in some staffing issues.

There is no mask requirement for town employees. Deignan noted when a case of Covid is discovered in a town building, a notification will be sent out to all department heads to make them aware someone had tested positive.

“That way, people can be a little bit more alert and we don’t run into the situation like we have now where we have multiple people that are out,” Deignan said.

The rates of Covid infections have been on the rise in the last month, according to Public Health Nurse Geraldine Hamel.

The daily positivity rate was 10.81 percent in the latest report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The neighboring town of Seekonk reported a daily positivity rate of 14.40 percent.