37 infected in the COVID-19 group at Weymouth cheerleading training facility

Thirty-seven participants in a training facility for youth cheerleading in Weymouth were infected with the coronavirus, the health department in Weymouth said on Thursday.

The total includes only the participants, not others like parents or other contacts because it is still being investigated, the department said.

Of the 37 infected, four are from Weymouth. Others come from Braintree, Rockland, Randolph, Quincy, Brookline, East Bridgewater, Hingham, Kingston, Marion, Franklin, Whitman, Dedham and Easton, the department said.