MA Town-By-Town Coronavirus Stats: Just Six High-Risk Communities

MASSACHUSETTS — Massachusetts reported continued declines across all coronavirus metrics again Thursday, with the positive test rate falling to 1.15 percent from 1.43 percent last week.

The weekly average death rate fell to six deaths per day, the lowest level on record. The average case rate and hospitalization rate also fell.

The Department of Public Health labeled just six communities as high risk for the coronavirus, down from 13 in the previous report. The remaining high-risk, or red, communities are Acushnet, Edgartown, Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford and Taunton.

Of the six high-risk communities, all but Acushnet reported falling coronavirus case counts and positive test rates.

The state reported 616 coronavirus cases, nine deaths and 51,764 vaccine doses administered Thursday.

The latest vaccine report shows the number of residents who are fully vaccinated has risen to 3.09 million. Another 782,193 have received one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.

Of the 8.3 million doses the state has received, 84.1 percent have been administered.

The seven-day average number of hospitalized patients was 436, down from 526 a week prior. There were 111 patients in intensive care.

The positive test rate over the last two weeks fell in 206 — or 58.7 percent — of the 351 communities in the state. The rate rose in 79 — or 22.5 percent — of the communities and held steady in the remaining 66. Two-week confirmed case counts rose in 64 communities.

There were 12.5 average daily cases per 100,000 residents of the state over that period, down from 15.9 last week.

To date, there have been 655,350 cases and 17,366 deaths statewide since the pandemic began. Officials estimated there were 15,833 active cases as of Thursday.

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The state reported 73,865 new tests Thursday, bringing the total to 22.2 million.

The data includes coronavirus cases for all Massachusetts communities, except for those with populations under 50,000 and fewer than five cases. The department said the stipulation was designed to protect the privacy of patients in those towns and cities.

The state releases town-by-town testing data every Thursday, including the number of people tested, the testing rate, the positive test rate, cases and infection rates.

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How to use this map: Zoom in on the map below and click on a pin to see that community's coronavirus case data. You can also view the town-by-town coronavirus data in the spreadsheet we used to create this map.

The map does not include 1,115 of the state's cases because state health officials could not determine which communities the patients lived in.

Pin colors correspond to the state's risk designations. Red pins are high-risk, or red, communities. Yellow pins are medium risk, green pins low risk and grey pins at most 15 total cases for communities over 50,000 people and 10 for smaller communities.