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Covid-19: New Town-By-Town Rates, Trends - Worcester County - Rates Drop
Good news! The COVID-19 rate in most Worcester County cities and towns has gone down, according to the most recent information from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Worcester County now has 4 “green” communities as well - a term for communities with a low risk for the spread of the virus. They are Harvard, Holland, Hubbardston, and Millville, according to the Massachusetts weekly community-level report, Dec. 31.
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Other Worcester County communities where the risk is low include New Braintree, Hardwick, Berlin, Chester, a…
Covid-19: Town-By-Town Rates And Trends For Worcester County
A little more than one-third of Massachusetts cities and towns are “red” and considered high-risk for the transmission of COVID-19.
Of the 122 red Massachusetts communities, 18 are in Worcester County: Athol, Auburn, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hubbardston, Leicester, Leominster, Mendon, Milford, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, and Worcester.
As of Thursday, Oct. 29, there are now 122 red municipalities reporting high numbers of new COVID-19 cases every day for the past 28 days. The “red” refers to the color-coded system Massachusetts i…
Covid-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates And Trends - Worcester County
Positive COVID-19 test rates are surging in Brookfield, North Brookfield, and Spencer, while Worcester's positive test rate is below the month's high in the city, according to the most recent information from the Baker Administration.
Meanwhile, in West Brookfield and Webster, the 14-day COVID-19 positive test rate is going down.
In Massachusetts, the goal is that by December the state will have less than 5 percent of COVID-19 tests come back positive. On Aug. 1, Gov. Charlie Baker reported the state’s 7-day positive test rate was at 2.1 percent, up from a low of 1.7 percent earlier this mo…
