More than a quarter of Massachusetts’ cities and towns are now in the “red” zone at high risk for coronavirus transmission, with many communities registering new arbitrary cases even before the expected post-Thanksgiving growth.
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Sen. of the State. “From this argument we have the most challenging period in which at least an epidemic has occurred, ever since,” Julian Seer, D-Truro, said on the Cape Cod Reponing Task Force call on Thursday. Probably harder news to come. ”
The latest report from the Department of Public Health shows a growth of 811 last week and the number of high-risk cities and towns has risen to week this week, continuing the bullish trend during November.
Red-zone communities this week include Abington, Aquinet, Atliboro, Barnstable, Bellingham, Berkeley, Balerica, Blackstone, Bordford, Brockton, Charlton, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Chicopy, Clint, Dartg, , Framingham, Freetown, Gardner, Georgetown, Granby, Hampden, Hanover, Haverhill, Holden, Hollick, Hopdale, Hudson, Lancaster, Lawrence, Leicester, Lennox, Leminster, Littlelan, Lowell, Ludlon, L લwl.
Malden, Marion, Manden, Marymack, Matthew, Middleton, Milford, Milbury, Monsoon, New Bedford, Newbury, Norfolk, North Attleborough, North Brookfield, Palmer, Pexton, Pabbliff, Philfield, Rey. , Seeconk, Shirley, Somerset, Southboro, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sterling, Stoneham, Stugh Fatton, Sturbridge, Sutton, Swansea, Tuntton, Texbury, Tingsbury, Boston, Wyston, Woburn has made a list of high risk.
Reverend, who has long been a victim of coronavirus, on Thursday counted his most single-day epidemic cases. Mayor Brian Arigo immediately announced that the city would open a third free trial venue for residents at the Rosette-Cowan Senior Center from Sunday.
“If they don’t already feel it personally, I want our residents to understand that we are in the midst of another boom.” “We all need to participate to reduce the spread as much as possible.”
The number of “yellow” medium-risk communities has dropped to 138 from 144 last week, and the number of “green” low-risk communities has dropped from 27 to 20.
But cities like Boston and Worcester, which have remained “yellow” under the state’s recently revised metrics, still have a worrying number of new cases.
In Worcester, preparing to open a field hospital at the DCU Center on Sunday, City Manager Edward August Gustus Jr. called the number of new infections in his city “mind-boggling” and said Thanksgiving travel and gatherings are “gasoline”. The community has been poured on this fire spreading.
“This is all very horrible,” said Dr. Michael, medical director of public health. Said Michael Hirsch. “It doesn’t yet reflect all the big waves that will come from all those Thanksgiving trips. … And this leads to concern that this could all be a very, very big super-spreader event. “
