These 63 mass communities are currently in the “red zone” of COVID-19 infection

23 additional communities have been placed in the “Red Zone” this weekThe total number of cities and towns in Massachusetts at the highest risk of COVID-19 infection is 63.

Middleton Remaining At the top of the list, the average daily incidence for the last two weeks was 105.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. However, Outbreak It seems to be caused by Middleton Prison and Correctional Office. As of last Friday, Town pointed out Of the total of 339 cases at the time, 234 could have been attributed to prisons and 105 belonged to the community. Of the larger community, 98 have recovered.

Overall, the data show that the state itself is currently in the Red Zone. The state’s number of cases averaged 8.7 per 100,000 daily residents over the past two weeks, with a total of 8,443 cases during the same period and a positive test rate of 1.17 percent.

In the communities at highest risk of infection, the average daily case rate per 100,000 residents over the last 14 days has exceeded 8. Most of Massachusetts remains gray, with a total of less than 5 cases in the last two weeks, or green, less than 4 cases per 100,000 residents in the same time frame. In the Yellow Zone community, the average daily case rate per 100,000 residents for the past two weeks is 4-8.

Let’s take a look at each of the highest risk communities.

1. Middleton

Average daily incidence: 105.2 per 100,000
Number of cases: 152
Tests performed: 1,748
Positive test: 176
Positive rate: 10.07%

2. Lawrence

Average daily incidence: 41.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 517
Tests performed: 8,717
Positive test: 658
Positive rate: 7.55%

3. Chelsea

Average daily incidence: 30.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 163
Tests performed: 5,464
Positive test: 193
Positive rate: 3.53%

4. Everett

Average daily incidence: 25.2 per 100,000
Number of cases: 171
Tests performed: 4,553
Positive test: 201
Positive rate: 4.41%

5. Kingston

Average daily incidence: 21.6 per 100,000
Number of cases: 41
Tests performed: 1,147
Positive test: 44
Positive rate: 3.84%

6. Libya

Average daily incidence: 20.1 per 100,000
Number of cases: 171
Tests performed: 6,230
Positive test: 230
Positive rate: 3.69%

7. Marlboro

Average daily incidence: 19.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 121
Tests performed: 4,106
Positive test: 141
Positive rate: 3.43%

8. Framingham

Average daily incidence: 17.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 186
Tests performed: 7,027
Positive test: 222
Positive rate: 3.16%

9. Hudson

Average daily incidence: 17.4 per 100,000
Number of cases: 51
Tests performed: 1,725
Positive test: 57
Positive rate: 3.30%

10. Nantucket

Average daily incidence: 17 per 100,000
Number of cases: 27
Tests performed: 870
Positive test: 30
Positive rate: 3.45%

11. Sunderland

Average daily incidence: 16.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 9
Tests performed: 1,696
Positive test: 9
Positive rate: 0.53%

12. Haver Hill

Average daily incidence: 16.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 152
Tests performed: 7,802
Positive test: 189
Positive rate: 2.42%

13. Lowell

Average daily incidence: 16.4 per 100,000
Number of cases: 269
Tests performed: 9,568
Positive test: 315
Positive rate: 3.29%

14. Webster

Average daily incidence: 15.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 38
Tests performed: 1,471
Positive test: 48
Positive rate: 3.26%

15. Amherst

Average daily incidence: 15.7 per 100,000
Number of cases: 89
Tests performed: 25,415
Positive test: 92
Positive rate: 0.36%

16. North Andover

Average daily incidence: 15.6 per 100,000
Number of cases: 66
Tests performed: 10,082
Positive test: 77
Positive rate: 0.76%

17. Meshueen

Average daily incidence: 14.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 109
Tests performed: 4,300
Positive test: 152
Positive rate: 3.53%

18. Springfield

Average daily incidence: 14.4 per 100,000
Number of cases: 319
Tests performed: 12,937
Positive test: 434
Positive rate: 3.35%

19. Acushnet

Average daily incidence: 13.7 per 100,000
Number of cases: 20
Tests performed: 554
Positive test: 20
Positive rate: 3.61%

20. Milton

Average daily incidence: 13.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 54
Tests performed: 5,247
Positive test: 59
Positive rate: 1.12%

21. Holyoke

Average daily incidence: 13.0 per 100,000
Number of cases: 75
Tests performed: 3,262
Positive test: 84
Positive rate: 2.58%

22. Plymouth

Average daily incidence: 12.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 111
Tests performed: 3,410
Positive test: 129
Positive rate: 3.78%

23. Randolph (tie)

Average daily incidence: 12.7 per 100,000
Number of cases: 61
Tests performed: 2,740
Positive test: 72
Positive rate: 2.63%

24. Attleboro (tie)

Average daily incidence: 12.7 per 100,000
Number of cases: 82
Tests performed: 3,164
Positive test: 90
Positive rate: 2.84%

25. Malden (tie)

Average daily incidence: 12.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 119
Tests performed: 6,191
Positive test: 137
Positive rate: 2.21%

26. Southborough (tie)

Average daily incidence: 12.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 17
Tests performed: 1,839
Positive test: 21
Positive rate: 1.14%

27. Lynn

Average daily incidence: 12.3 per 100,000
Number of cases: 174
Tests performed: 7,104
Positive test: 235
Positive rate: 3.31%

28. New Bedford

Average daily incidence: 12.2 per 100,000
Number of cases: 170
Tests performed: 5,051
Positive test: 218
Positive rate: 4.32%

29. Hanson

Average daily incidence: 12 per 100,000
Number of cases: 18
Tests performed: 730
Positive test: 20
Positive rate: 2.74%

30. Brockton

Average daily incidence: 11.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 164
Tests performed: 7,923
Positive test: 199
Positive rate: 2.51%

31. Waltham

Average daily incidence: 11.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 110
Tests performed: 18,769
Positive test: 125
Positive rate: 0.67%

32. Winthrop

Average daily incidence: 11.7 per 100,000
Number of cases: 31
Tests performed: 2,800
Positive test: 41
Positive rate: 1.46%

33. Abington (tie)

Average daily incidence: 11.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 29
Tests performed: 1,089
Positive test: 33
Positive rate: 3.03%

34. Worcester (tie)

Average daily incidence: 11.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 309
Tests performed: 38,403
Positive test: 362
Positive rate: 0.94%

35. Chelmsford (tie)

Average daily incidence: per 100,000
Number of cases: 58
Tests performed: 3,019
Positive test: 67
Positive rate: 2.22%

36. Boston

Average daily incidence: 11.1 per 100,000
Number of cases: 1,081
Tests performed: 172,584
Positive test: 1,275
Positive rate: 0.74%

37. Warburn

Average daily incidence: 10.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 63
Tests performed: 3,499
Positive test: 75
Positive rate: 2.14%

38. East Bridgewater (tie)

Average daily incidence: 10.6 per 100,000
Number of cases: 22
Tests performed: 766
Positive test: 23
Positive rate: 3%

39. East Long Meadow (tie)

Average daily incidence: 10.6 per 100,000
Number of cases: 25
Tests performed: 1,263
Positive test: 33
Positive rate: 2.61%

40. Saugus (tie)

Average daily incidence: 10.6 per 100,000
Number of cases: 42
Tests performed: 2,664
Positive test: 51
Positive rate: 1.91%

41. Hanover

Average daily incidence: 10.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 21
Tests performed: 1,006
Positive test: 28
Positive rate: 2.78%

42. Leicester

Average daily incidence: 10.1 per 100,000
Number of cases: 16
Tests performed: 920
Positive test: 18
Positive rate: 1.96%

43. Canton (tie)

Average daily incidence: 9.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 32
Tests performed: 2,236
Positive test: 36
Positive rate: 1.61%

44. Hingham (tie)

Average daily incidence: 9.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 33
Tests performed: 2,076
Positive test: 38
Positive rate: 1.83%

45. Rockland (tie)

Average daily incidence: 9.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 25
Tests performed: 903
Positive test: 27
Positive rate: 2.99%

46. ​​Fairhaven

Average daily incidence: 9.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 22
Tests performed: 1,152
Positive test: 25
Positive rate: 2.17%

47. Dartmouth

Average daily incidence: 9.7 per 100,000
Number of cases: 50
Tests performed: 2,942
Positive test: 58
Positive rate: 1.97%

48. Weymouth

Average daily incidence: 9.6 per 100,000
Number of cases: 75
Tests performed: 3,287
Positive test: 87
Positive rate: 2.65%

49. Berkeley (tie)

Average daily incidence: 9.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 9
Tests performed: 397
Positive test: 12
Positive rate: 3.02%

50. Holbrook (tie)

Average daily incidence: 9.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 15
Tests performed: 781
Positive test: 16
Positive rate: 2.05%

51. Pembroke

Average daily incidence: 9.2 per 100,000
Number of cases: 24
Tests performed: 1,042
Positive test: 27
Positive rate: 2.59%

52. Wakefield

Average daily incidence: 9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 34
Tests performed: 2,546
Positive test: 40
Positive rate: 1.57%

53. Tyngsborough

Average daily incidence: 8.9 per 100,000
Number of cases: 15
Tests performed: 844
Positive test: 17
Positive rate: 2.01%

54. Holliston (tie)

Average daily incidence: 8.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 17
Tests performed: 1,219
Positive test: 20
Positive rate: 1.64%

55. West Newbury (tie)

Average daily incidence: 8.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 5
Tests performed: 389
Positive test: 5
Positive rate: 1.29%

56. Oxford (tie)

Average daily incidence: 8.8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 17
Tests performed: 853
Positive test: 18
Positive rate: 2.11%

57. Auburn

Average daily incidence: 8.7 per 100,000
Number of cases: 20
Tests performed: 1,390
Positive test: 23
Positive rate: 1.65%

58. Marshfield

Average daily incidence: 8.6 per 100,000
Number of cases: 31
Tests performed: 1,515
Positive test: 37
Positive rate: 2.44%

59. Fall River

Average daily incidence: 8.5 per 100,000
Number of cases: 107
Tests performed: 5,635
Positive test: 144
Positive rate: 2.56%

60. Milford

Average daily incidence: 8.3 per 100,000
Number of cases: 34
Tests performed: 2,005
Positive test: 37
Positive rate: 1.85%

61. Somerville

Average daily incidence: 8.2 per 100,000
Number of cases: 88
Tests performed: 24,292
Positive test: 94
Positive rate: 0.39%

62. Lyttelton

Average daily incidence: 8.1 per 100,000
Number of cases: 11
Tests performed: 784
Positive test: 11
Positive rate: 1.4%

63. Shrewsbury

Average daily incidence: 8 per 100,000
Number of cases: 43
Tests performed: 3,247
Positive test: 50
Positive rate: 1.54%

All state data is as follows:

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