10 More Coronavirus Deaths Reported In Peabody

PEABODY, MA — Peabody reported 10 additional coronavirus-related deaths in the city's latest weekly report, bring the death toll of city residents to 133 as of May 25.

The 10 deaths was down from the previous week, when there were 26 reported coronavirus deaths of Peabody residents. The May 25 report also showed 55 new confirmed cases, down from 72 in the previous week's report.

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Of the 966 confirmed cases in Peabody so far, 133, or 14 percent, of patients died, while 403, or 42 percent, of patients have recovered. The remaining 430 cases are considered active.

Peabody's death rate of 14 percent is more than double the statewide death rate of seven percent. Officials have attributed the high rate of deaths in Peabody to the concentration of nursing homes in the city.

Read the full weekly coronavirus report from the city of Peabody for May 25.

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