77 Massage communities at greatest risk for COVID-19 infection

77 Massage communities at greatest risk for COVID-19 infection

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The number of high-risk communities in Massachusetts rose again this week, with nearly two dozen cities and towns added to the red zone. show data from the state.

A total of 77 communities, according to the state, have the highest risk of COVID-19 transmission, based on their average daily number of cases for the past two weeks. There were 55 communities on the list last week.

The state also reintroduced its color-coded map. Many of the red zone cities and towns are on Cape Cod and the South Shore; another group is in central Massachusetts.

A map showing each community with its color indication for COVID-19 risk. (Massachusetts Department of Public Health) Massachusetts Department of Public Health

A community receives a red-zone designation based on several factors. Small communities with less than 10,000 inhabitants are placed in the red zone, according to the state, if they have more than 25 cases in the past two weeks. For communities between 10,000 and 50,000 people, a red-zone designation is given if the community has 10 or more cases per 100,000 inhabitants daily and if the positivity rate is greater than or equal to 5 percent. For communities older than 50,000, they require an average of 10 or more cases per 100,000 inhabitants daily and a positive percentage of 4 percent or higher.

Here is a look at each of the high-risk communities, listed alphabetically:

  • Abington
  • Adams
  • Athol
  • Ayer
  • Barnstable
  • Billerica
  • Black stone
  • Brewster
  • Brockton
  • Kerwer
  • Chatham
  • Chelmsford
  • Chicopee
  • Dennis
  • Dighton
  • Dracut
  • East Longmeadow
  • Edgartown
  • Everett
  • Val River
  • Framingham
  • Freetown
  • Granby
  • Halifax
  • Hamilton
  • Hampden
  • Hanson
  • Holyoke
  • Hopedale
  • Hull
  • Lakeville
  • Lawrence
  • Littleton
  • Lowell
  • Ludlow
  • Lynn
  • Mansfield
  • Mashpee
  • Methuen
  • Middleborough
  • Milford
  • Monsoon
  • Nantucket
  • New bedford
  • Oak bluffs
  • Orange
  • Palmer
  • Paxton
  • Peabody
  • Plainville
  • Plymouth
  • Raynham
  • Rehoboth
  • Reversal
  • Sandwich
  • Saugus
  • Seekonk
  • Somerset
  • Southampton
  • Southborough
  • Springfield
  • Sutton
  • Swansea
  • Taunton
  • Tisbury
  • Tyngsborough
  • True
  • Wareham
  • Wrentham
  • West boylston
  • West bridgewater
  • West springfield
  • Westport
  • Whitman
  • Williamstown
  • Winchendon
  • Yarmouth

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