These 77 communities are at the highest risk for coronavirus this week
There are 14 more communities in the "red zone" than there were last week.
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A total of 77 Massachusetts communities now have the highest risk of COVID-19 transmission, 14 more than last week, according to new data released on Thursday.
And now the state is also delineating communities with an asterisk that have a higher education institution, long-term care facility, or correctional facility that has had more than 10 confirmed cases within the last two weeks, and if those case counts make up more than 30 percent of the total cases for the city or town where it’s located for the same time period.
As a result, towns in the red zone like Middleton and North Andover are now marked with an asterisk for their respective outbreaks at the Middleton Jail and House of Correction and Merrimack College. Chelmsford and Milton are the other red-zone towns marked with an asterisk this week.
Communities color-coded red have had more than eight cases per 100,000 residents of COVID-19 on average per day over the last two weeks. Communities in yellow have had between four and eight cases per 100,000 residents on average per day over the same period. Communities in green have had less than four cases per 100,000 residents on average per day, and those in gray have had less than five cases total for the last two weeks.
Individual community data COVID-19 risk map
Here’s a look at each of the communities in the red zone this week:
1. Middleton*
Average daily incidence rate: 61.6 per 100,000
Case count: 89
Tests conducted: 1,273
Positive tests: 113
Positivity rate: 8.88 percent
2. Lawrence
Average daily incidence rate: 45.9 per 100,000
Case count: 567
Tests conducted: 9,175
Positive tests: 752
Positivity rate: 8.2 percent
3. Chelsea
Average daily incidence rate: 28.4 per 100,000
Case count: 150
Tests conducted: 5,043
Positive tests: 185
Positivity rate: 3.67 percent
4. Revere
Average daily incidence rate: 27 per 100,000
Case count: 230
Tests conducted: 6,238
Positive tests: 292
Positivity rate: 4.68 percent
5. Everett
Average daily incidence rate: 23.4 per 100,000
Case count: 159
Tests conducted: 4,580
Positive tests: 197
Positivity rate: 4.3 percent
6. Kingston
Average daily incidence rate: 21.6 per 100,000
Case count: 41
Tests conducted: 1,279
Positive tests: 50
Positivity rate: 3.91 percent
7. Webster
Average daily incidence rate: 20.4 per 100,000
Case count: 49
Tests conducted: 1,596
Positive tests: 63
Positivity rate: 3.95 percent
8. Marlborough
Average daily incidence rate: 19.9 per 100,000
Case count: 121
Tests conducted: 3,958
Positive tests: 136
Positivity rate: 3.44 percent
9. Acushnet
Average daily incidence rate: 19.8 per 100,000
Case count: 29
Tests conducted: 849
Positive tests: 29
Positivity rate: 3.42 percent
10. Buckland (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 19.2 per 100,000
Case count: 5
Tests conducted: 21
Positive tests: 5
Positivity rate: 23.81 percent
10. Gloucester (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 19.2 per 100,000
Case count: 77
Tests conducted: 2,953
Positive tests: 84
Positivity rate: 2.84 percent
12. Methuen
Average daily incidence rate: 18.1 per 100,000
Case count: 136
Tests conducted: 4,520
Positive tests: 183
Positivity rate: 4.05 percent
13. Saugus
Average daily incidence rate: 17.8 per 100,000
Case count: 71
Tests conducted: 2,694
Positive tests: 79
Positivity rate: 2.93 percent
14. Lynn
Average daily incidence rate: 17.3 per 100,000
Case count: 244
Tests conducted: 7,399
Positive tests: 315
Positivity rate: 4.26 percent
15. Wakefield
Average daily incidence rate: 15.6 per 100,000
Case count: 59
Tests conducted: 2,816
Positive tests: 73
Positivity rate: 2.59 percent
16. Hanover
Average daily incidence rate: 15.5 per 100,000
Case count: 31
Tests conducted: 1,148
Positive tests: 40
Positivity rate: 3.48 percent
17. Framingham
Average daily incidence rate: 15.3 per 100,000
Case count: 159
Tests conducted: 7,214
Positive tests: 195
Positivity rate: 2.7 percent
18. Brockton (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 14.7 per 100,000
Case count: 202
Tests conducted: 8,417
Positive tests: 250
Positivity rate: 2.97 percent
18. Hanson (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 14.7 per 100,000
Case count: 22
Tests conducted: 778
Positive tests: 28
Positivity rate: 3.6 percent
20. Chelmsford* (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 13.9 per 100,000
Case count: 70
Tests conducted: 3,014
Positive tests: 88
Positivity rate: 2.92 percent
20. Waltham (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 13.9 per 100,000
Case count: 130
Tests conducted: 20,488
Positive tests: 145
Positivity rate: 0.71 percent
22. Lowell
Average daily incidence rate: 13.3 per 100,000
Case count: 217
Tests conducted: 9,684
Positive tests: 280
Positivity rate: 2.89 percent
23. Haverhill
Average daily incidence rate: 13.1 per 100,000
Case count: 121
Tests conducted: 7,743
Positive tests: 167
Positivity rate: 2.16 percent
24. New Bedford
Average daily incidence rate: 13 per 100,000
Case count: 181
Tests conducted: 5,687
Positive tests: 229
Positivity rate: 4.03 percent
25. Abington (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.7 per 100,000
Case count: 32
Tests conducted: 1,176
Positive tests: 38
Positivity rate: 3.23 percent
25. Holyoke (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.7 per 100,000
Case count: 73
Tests conducted: 3,446
Positive tests: 86
Positivity rate: 2.5 percent
25. Randolph (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.7 per 100,000
Case count: 61
Tests conducted: 2,782
Positive tests: 78
Positivity rate: 2.8 percent
25. Rockland (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.7 per 100,000
Case count: 32
Tests conducted: 1,039
Positive tests: 37
Positivity rate: 3.56 percent
25. Wrentham (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.7 per 100,000
Case count: 20
Tests conducted: 1,305
Positive tests: 23
Positivity rate: 1.76 percent
30. Raynham
Average daily incidence rate: 12.4 per 100,000
Case count: 26
Tests conducted: 1,060
Positive tests: 27
Positivity rate: 2.55 percent
31. Millville (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.1 per 100,000
Case count: 6
Tests conducted: 173
Positive tests: 6
Positivity rate: 3.47 percent
31. Worcester (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.1 per 100,000
Case count: 325
Tests conducted: 38,220
Positive tests: 385
Positivity rate: 1.01 percent
33. Attleboro (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12 per 100,000
Case count: 78
Tests conducted: 3,203
Positive tests: 85
Positivity rate: 2.65 percent
33. Boston (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12 per 100,000
Case count: 1,166
Tests conducted: 173,409
Positive tests: 1,394
Positivity rate: 0.80 percent
35. Hingham (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.7 per 100,000
Case count: 39
Tests conducted: 2,432
Positive tests: 53
Positivity rate: 2.18 percent
35. Lynnfield (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.7 per 100,000
Case count: 19
Tests conducted: 1,171
Positive tests: 23
Positivity rate: 1.96 percent
35. Springfield (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.7 per 100,000
Case count: 260
Tests conducted: 13,267
Positive tests: 414
Positivity rate: 3.12 percent
38. Berkley
Average daily incidence rate: 11.6 per 100,000
Case count: 11
Tests conducted: 3,95
Positive tests: 17
Positivity rate: 4.3 percent
39. Avon (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.4 per 100,000
Case count: 7
Tests conducted: 306
Positive tests: 8
Positivity rate: 2.61 percent
39. Malden (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.4 per 100,000
Case count: 108
Tests conducted: 6,391
Positive tests: 136
Positivity rate: 2.13 percent
41. Milton*
Average daily incidence rate: 11.2 per 100,000
Case count: 45
Tests conducted: 5,299
Positive tests: 50
Positivity rate: 0.94 percent
42. Canton (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.1 per 100,000
Case count: 36
Tests conducted: 2,323
Positive tests: 38
Positivity rate: 1.64 percent
42. Pembroke (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.1 per 100,000
Case count: 29
Tests conducted: 1,140
Positive tests: 33
Positivity rate: 2.89 percent
44. Ashland
Average daily incidence rate: 11 per 100,000
Case count: 30
Tests conducted: 1,537
Positive tests: 34
Positivity rate: 2.21 percent
45. Plymouth (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 10.8 per 100,000
Case count: 94
Tests conducted: 3,759
Positive tests: 115
Positivity rate: 3.06 percent
45. West Bridgewater (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 10.8 per 100,000
Case count: 11
Tests conducted: 691
Positive tests: 11
Positivity rate: 1.59 percent
47. Fairhaven (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 10.7 per 100,000
Case count: 24
Tests conducted: 1,576
Positive tests: 26
Positivity rate: 1.65 percent
47. Woburn (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 10.7 per 100,000
Case count: 62
Tests conducted: 3,469
Positive tests: 76
Positivity rate: 2.19 percent
49. Winthrop
Average daily incidence rate: 10.6 per 100,000
Case count: 28
Tests conducted: 2,941
Positive tests: 40
Positivity rate: 1.36 percent
50. Fall River
Average daily incidence rate: 10.5 per 100,000
Case count: 131
Tests conducted: 5,642
Positive tests: 167
Positivity rate: 2.96 percent
51. Weymouth
Average daily incidence rate: 10.4 per 100,000
Case count: 82
Tests conducted: 3,638
Positive tests: 96
Positivity rate: 2.64 percent
52. Rochester
Average daily incidence rate: 10.1 per 100,000
Case count: 8
Tests conducted: 342
Positive tests: 8
Positivity rate: 2.34 percent
53. Marshfield (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.9 per 100,000
Case count: 36
Tests conducted: 1,670
Positive tests: 39
Positivity rate: 2.34 percent
53. Mattapoisett (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.9 per 100,000
Case count: 8
Tests conducted: 448
Positive tests: 8
Positivity rate: 1.79 percent
55. Seekonk
Average daily incidence rate: 9.7 per 100,000
Case count: 19
Tests conducted: 774
Positive tests: 20
Positivity rate: 2.58 percent
56. Shrewsbury
Average daily incidence rate: 9.6 per 100,000
Case count: 53
Tests conducted: 3,405
Positive tests: 61
Positivity rate: 1.79 percent
57. Chicopee (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.5 per 100,000
Case count: 76
Tests conducted: 4,090
Positive tests: 95
Positivity rate: 2.32 percent
57. Tyngsborough (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.5 per 100,000
Case count: 16
Tests conducted: 818
Positive tests: 16
Positivity rate: 1.96 percent
57. Hudson (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.5 per 100,000
Case count: 28
Tests conducted: 1,630
Positive tests: 33
Positivity rate: 2.02 percent
60. North Andover*
Average daily incidence rate: 9.4 per 100,000
Case count: 40
Tests conducted: 9,740
Positive tests: 50
Positivity rate: 0.51 percent
61. Boxford (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.3 per 100,000
Case count: 10
Tests conducted: 662
Positive tests: 11
Positivity rate: 1.66 percent
61. Holliston (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.3 per 100,000
Case count: 18
Tests conducted: 1,212
Positive tests: 22
Positivity rate: 1.82 percent
61. Milford (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.3 per 100,000
Case count: 38
Tests conducted: 1,870
Positive tests: 50
Positivity rate: 2.67 percent
61. Oxford (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.3 per 100,000
Case count: 18
Tests conducted: 867
Positive tests: 19
Positivity rate: 2.19 percent
65. Clinton (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.1 per 100,000
Case count: 18
Tests conducted: 902
Positive tests: 21
Positivity rate: 2.33 percent
65. Scituate (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.1 per 100,000
Case count: 23
Tests conducted: 1,438
Positive tests: 26
Positivity rate: 1.81 percent
67. Westport
Average daily incidence rate: 9 per 100,000
Case count: 21
Tests conducted: 941
Positive tests: 23
Positivity rate: 2.44 percent
68. East Longmeadow (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.9 per 100,000
Case count: 21
Tests conducted: 1,376
Positive tests: 30
Positivity rate: 2.18 percent
68. Leicester (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.9 per 100,000
Case count: 14
Tests conducted: 957
Positive tests: 15
Positivity rate: 1.51 percent
68. Westfield (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.9 per 100,000
Case count: 52
Tests conducted: 2,537
Positive tests: 57
Positivity rate: 2.25 percent
71. West Newbury
Average daily incidence rate: 8.8 per 100,000
Case count: 5
Tests conducted: 393
Positive tests: 5
Positivity rate: 1.27 percent
72. Middleborough (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.5 per 100,000
Case count: 32
Tests conducted: 1,387
Positive tests: 39
Positivity rate: 2.81 percent
72. Somerset (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.5 per 100,000
Case count: 22
Tests conducted: 1,282
Positive tests: 25
Positivity rate: 1.95 percent
72. Somerville (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.5 per 100,000
Case count: 91
Tests conducted: 24,435
Positive tests: 95
Positivity rate: 0.39 percent
72. Monson (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.5 per 100,000
Case count: 10
Tests conducted: 540
Positive tests: 11
Positivity rate: 2.04 percent
76. Swampscott
Average daily incidence rate: 8.3 per 100,000
Case count: 16
Tests conducted: 1,486
Positive tests: 16
Positivity rate: 1.08 percent
77. Norwood
Average daily incidence rate: 8.1 per 100,000
Case count: 34
Tests conducted: 2,640
Positive tests: 49
Positivity rate: 1.86 percent
Here’s all of the state’s weekly individual community data:
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