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The following information was updated March 19.



A total of eight Cambridge residents�have tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as of March 18, at 4 p.m., according to the Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD).

The newest case involves a Cambridge resident in their 20s.

At least four of the eight cases in Cambridge are linked to the Biogen leadership meeting that was held in Boston in late February.

CPHD is notified of new cases by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as laboratory results become available. CPHD public health nurses begin contact tracing immediately upon notification.

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