Here are the 20 communities at highest risk for COVID-19 infection
Six communities were added to the red zone list this week over last week.
Twenty Massachusetts communities are in the highest risk group, or red zone, for COVID-19 infection this week, an uptick of six communities from last week, according to state data.Despite that, the state’s average daily case rate has decreased again this week, even if just slightly. This week, the rate was 19.5 cases per 100,000 residents for the past two weeks. Last week, it was 20.3 per 100,000.A community receives a red-zone designation based on a few factors. Small communities with under 10,000 residents are placed in the red zone if they have more than 25 cases total over the last two weeks, according to the state. For communities between 10,000 and 50,000 people, a red-zone designation is given if the community has 10 or more average cases per 100,000 residents and if the positivity rate is greater than or equal to 5 percent. For communities over 50,000, they need 10 or more cases per 100,000 residents and a positivity rate of 4 percent or higher.Here’s a look at each of the communities in the red zone, listed alphabetically:
- Barnstable
- Chicopee
- Dighton
- Douglas
- Fall River
- Freetown
- Hanson
- Lancaster
- Lawrence
- Lowell
- Methuen
- Millis
- Plymouth
- Revere
- Rutland
- Southwick
- Sterling
- Sutton
- West Bridgewater
- Yarmouth
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