Health & Fitness
Woburn Lands Back In High-Risk Category With Over 200 New Cases
Woburn reported 238 new cases over the past two weeks, bringing the city back into the red zone.
WOBURN, MA — Woburn was designated high-risk in the state's latest town-by-town coronavirus states Thursday.
The city had a positive test rate of 5.3 percent and had 40.9 average daily cases per 100,000 residents, up from 3.8 percent and 24.4 last week.
The city added 238 new cases in the last two weeks, bringing it over 1,000 total cases.
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>>MA Town-By-Town Coronavirus Stats: High-Risk List Doubles
Across the state, 61 other communities were labeled high-risk Thursday, more than double the number last week. Statewide, there were 29.7 average daily cases per 100,000 residents, up from 20.7 last week, and the positive test rate rose above 3 percent for the first time since June.
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Woburn has had 1,199 coronavirus cases since the virus arrived in Massachusetts in March, according to the state data.
Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.
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