Peabody Coronavirus Update: 38 City Residents Have Died

PEABDOY, MA —City officials released a comprehensive update on the new coronavirus showing that 38 of the 381 Peabody residents who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died.

All of the victims were in their seventies or older, according to the report, which was posted on the city Website Thursday. The report covers deaths and cases through April 20.

According to the report, 29 Peabody residents have recovered from the virus. The remaining 314 cases were listed as "active."

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While the 10 percent mortality rate is well above the state rate of four percent, the high number of deaths in Peabody likely stems from the concentration of nursing homes in the city. About 52 percent of all coronavirus-related deaths in Massachusetts have been nursing home patients. In a report released earlier this week, the state Department of Public Health said three Peabody nursing homes had more than 30 confirmed cases while another had between 10 and 30 cases.

The new city report did contain a potential bright spot: Peabody had just one new confirmed on April 20 and just three new confirmed cases on the April 18 and April 19. The worst day for the city was April 4, when there were 40 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Peabody:

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