TAUNTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Multiple birds were found dead in Taunton in what appears to be more cases of the bird flu. Dead geese at UMass test positive for bird flu At least nine birds were found dead near Lake Sabbatia in Taunton and are being tested for the disease, according to Taunton Police. The Department of Public Health says that more than 60 bird deaths are related to the bird flu. The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as the bird flu, outbreak has led to the deaths of nearly 20 million egg-laying chickens in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says that the current bird flu outbreak poses little risk to human health. The virus has also been found in wild birds, with a recent outbreak leading to the deaths of more than 60 Canada geese, swans, and ducks at a pond in Plymouth known as the Billington Sea, state officials confirmed this weekend. Local News Headlines Florida saw its largest snowfall in history while Massachusetts temperatures reached coldest in years Springfield Jewish Community Center set to reopen after 2022 fire Trump citizenship order draws quick lawsuit Cost concerns threaded 1983 shelter debate WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.