Dr. Kathleen Szegda presented at COVID Coordination Roundtable in Franklin County

September 16, 2020

Dr. Kathleen Szedga, Director of Community Research and Evaluation, presented on Monday about the Western MA COVID-19 County Data Dashboard at the Franklin Regional Council of Governments COVID Coordination Roundtable. 


Rates in Franklin County have remained fairly steady. Attendees expressed concerns about how the increase in testing by schools will impact positivity rate for the entire county. 


Dr. Szegda noted, "There are so many contextual factors that are really important to understand this data."

Read the full article in the Greenfield Recorder, 9/15/2020


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