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COVID-19: Cases Skyrocket In Amherst As UMass Reigns In Partying, Shuts Down Campus COVID-19: Cases Skyrocket In Amherst As UMass Reigns In Partying, Shuts Down Campus
Covid-19: Cases Skyrocket In Amherst As UMass Reigns In Partying, Shuts Down Campus The COVID-19 incident rate shot up dramatically in Amherst where UMass is attempting to tamp down on the virus’s spread. The daily average COVID-19 rate in Amherst per 100,000 people was 26.6 last week, Feb. 4. As of Thursday, Feb. 11, Amherst’s COVID-19 rate is 78.8. The uptick in infections comes on the heels of the University of Massachusetts Amherst shutting down its campus to stop the virus’ spread. The roughly 13,000-member student body has been asked to self-quarantine. A spike in COVID-19 cases in Amherst has been linked to one or more “massive” frat parties thrown over the Feb. 6 w…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: County-By-County Chart Shows Daily Infection Highs, Lows For December COVID-19: County-By-County Chart Shows Daily Infection Highs, Lows For December
Covid-19: County-By-County Chart Shows Daily Infection Highs, Lows For December In Massachusetts and across most of the nation, COVID-19 is infecting more people now than at any other point since the start of the pandemic. The day after Christmas saw the most newly reported cases of COVID-19 in a single day since the pandemic touched down in Massachusetts, according to a year’s worth of data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 7,400 new COVID-19 cases reported in Massachusetts on Saturday, Dec. 26. However, the number may be inflated by the lack of reporting done on the prior day, Christmas, Dec. 25. But even if Dec. 26 is discounted…

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by Kristin Palpini