Covid-19: New Town-By-Town Rates, Trends - Worcester County - Rates Drop
Good news! The COVID-19 rate in most Worcester County cities and towns has gone down, according to the most recent information from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Worcester County now has 4 “green” communities as well - a term for communities with a low risk for the spread of the virus. They are Harvard, Holland, Hubbardston, and Millville, according to the Massachusetts weekly community-level report, Dec. 31.
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Other Worcester County communities where the risk is low include New Braintree, Hardwick, Berlin, Chester, a…
Covid-19: Town-By-Town Rates And Trends, Worcester County, Dec. 18
Just over a dozen communities in Worcester County lowered their COVID-19 incident rates since the previous week, according to the most recent state data.
On Thursday, Dec. 17, Massachusetts Public Health Department released weekly town-by-town datasets that include how many COVID-19 incidents there are per 100,000 residents - the incident rate.
The communities where the rate went down are Chester, Harvard, New Braintree, New Salem, Bolton, Gardner, Southborough, Sutton, West Boylston, Sterling, Hopedale, North Brookfield, and Upton. Of these communities, only 5 are “red” - the state’s highe…
Covid-19: Town-By-Town Rates And Trends For Worcester County
A little more than one-third of Massachusetts cities and towns are “red” and considered high-risk for the transmission of COVID-19.
Of the 122 red Massachusetts communities, 18 are in Worcester County: Athol, Auburn, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hubbardston, Leicester, Leominster, Mendon, Milford, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, and Worcester.
As of Thursday, Oct. 29, there are now 122 red municipalities reporting high numbers of new COVID-19 cases every day for the past 28 days. The “red” refers to the color-coded system Massachusetts i…
Covid-19: These 15 'Red' Cities And Towns Pose Highest Infection Risk
More than 50 Massachusetts cities and towns are now considered to be at “high-risk” for spreading COVID-19 infections, according to the most recent state data.
Among the communities where the risk is highest - 8 or more new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents, per day - are 15 Western and Central Massachusetts municipalities.
The community with the highest daily incident rate is Marlborough - 19.9 new cases per day per 100,000 and going up.
Though the risk is still high, infections in Amherst, Southborough, Springfield, and Sunderland are decreasing.
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Massachus…
8 Fire Departments Needed To Knock Down Raging House Fire
It took eight fire departments to put out a raging house fire over the weekend.
On Saturday, Sept. 19, around 11:30 p.m., Spencer firefighters responded to a report of a fire on Sheppard Road. The fire had started in the attic, firefighters said.
The flames quickly spread and the town called in back up from Southbridge, Brimfield, Holland, Charlton, Brookfield, East Brookfield, and Auburn.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. People sustained minor injuries in the blaze, firefighters said.
