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Revere Struggles To Contain Covid-19, Hopes To Prevent Massive Shutdown

Revere's rate of positive COVID-19 cases is above 6% for the second consecutive week. It's nearly triple the state's one-week average.

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Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo gets a COVID-19 test at one of the city’s free testing sites. He is hoping to contain the virus after the city’s positive test rates have been triple the state’s one-week average.
Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo gets a COVID-19 test at one of the city’s free testing sites. He is hoping to contain the virus after the city’s positive test rates have been triple the state’s one-week average. (WBZ-TV)

REVERE, MA — The mayor of Revere hopes to put the brakes on a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in the city.

“The Revere Public School students will learn remotely until this data improves,” said Mayor Brian Arrigo. He also canceled the high school class of 2020’s graduation ceremony next week, along with other city-sponsored events, including the Fall Festival and Pumpkin Run. “Our goal is to roll back some things to prevent a massive drastic closure,” he said.

Revere’s rate of positive COVID-19 cases is above 6% for the second consecutive week. It’s nearly triple the state’s one-week average.

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