Woburn Remains High-Risk, Case Count And Positive Rate Rise

Woburn MA

30 October, 2020

10:50 AM

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WOBURN, MA — Woburn remained a high-risk community in the weekly state data released Thursday. The city had 64 cases over the last two weeks, up from 62 last week. The town's positive test rate over the last two weeks was 2.36 percent, up from 2.19 percent last week. According to the state data, the city had an average daily rate of 11 cases per 100,000 residents. The city had 10.7 average daily cases per 100,000 last week. Across the state, 121 communities with over 8 average daily cases per 100,000 were designated high-risk, Thursday, up from 77 last week. City officials reaffirmed this week that trick-or-treating would be allowed, but asked that residents take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. Residents should follow mask and distancing guidelines, give out treats outside and avoid handing candy directly to trick-or-treaters. Anyone who does not want to participate should turn off their outdoor lights, Saturday evening. >>MA Town-By-Town Coronavirus Stats: High-Risk List Soars To 121 State officials have said that high-risk communities cannot move on to the next phase of reopening. Towns that spend three consecutive weeks at the high-risk level must revert back to the previous step. Towns are marked high-risk, or red, if they reported more than eight confirmed COVID-19 cases per day per 100,000 residents over the past two weeks. Statewide, the positive test rate rose to 1.8 percent, more than double the September low of 0.8 percent. There were 11.8 average daily cases per 100,000 residents, keeping the state above the high-risk threshold. There were 1,243 new COVID-19 cases and 27 deaths reported Thursday. There have been 9,727 deaths and 151,741 confirmed cases statewide since the pandemic reached the Bay State in March. According to the state numbers, 906 Woburn residents have tested positive for the virus since March. Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or [email protected].