Three communities have been added to the list of state cities and towns at high risk for spreading coronavirus.
Analyzing average daily cases from August 2 to August 15, the state said Wednesday that 10 high-risk communities are: South Hadley, Brockton, Winthrop, Saugus, Salem, Revere, Lynn, Lawrence, Everett and Chelsea.
South Hadley, Brockton and Winthrop are new to that designation this week, red shades on the map. Last week, the state said high-risk communities were Granby, Holyoke, Chelsea, Everett, Hull, Lawrence, Lynn, Revere, Salem and Saugus.
Hull, Granby and Holyoke are no longer high-risk communities.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health bases this designation on new cases of coronavirus over a two-week period and the average daily cases per 100,000 population.
In South Hadley, 28 cases have been counted in the last two weeks with an average daily rate of 11.1 per 100.00 inhabitants.
Brockton has seen 117 cases in the last two weeks with an average daily rate of 8.5 per 100,000 inhabitants.
In Winthrop, 30 cases have been discovered in the last two weeks with an average daily rate of 11.4 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Chelsea and Lynn had the highest business rates, at 23.9 and 23.6 per 100,000, respectively.
The color-coded map shows average daily cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a two-week period, and identifies communities as:
- Red: higher risk, more than eight cases per 100,000 inhabitants
- Yellow: moderate risk, four to eight cases 100,000 inhabitants
- Green: lower risk, less than four cases 100,000 inhabitants
Communities with less than 5 cases do not receive an indication and are not damaged on the map.
The card will be updated on Wednesday and shared publicly. Data on new cases in each community are mentioned online.
In addition, state health officials on Wednesday announced 262 new cases of coronavirus and 28 more deaths related to the disease.
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