The number of Massachusetts communities in the so-called “red zone” — areas at the highest risk of coronavirus — has soared to 121, new data shows — up significantly from the 77 logged by state health officials last week.
Lawrence, which has repeatedly reported high virus activity, sits at the top of the latest list, with an average daily incidence rate of 52.8 cases per 100,000 residents — far surpassing the red zone threshold set by the Department of Public Health of more than 8 cases per 100,000 people over the last 14 days.
Other cities and towns that clocked in with high rates include Blanford at 41.2 cases per 100,000 people, followed by Revere with 39.4, Winthrop with 36.4, and Chelsea with 32.6.
Several communities included in the top-tier designation, however, were given an asterisk, clarifying that they are home to “either a long-term care facility, institution of higher education and or correction facility with (one), more than 10 confirmed cases in the last 14 days and (two), these cases make up more than 30 percent of the total cases for that municipality in the last 14 days,” officials say.
Among those cities and towns are Somerset, Fairhaven, North Andover, Chelmsford, Kingston, and Bridgewater.
Here are the communities in the red zone this week:
1. Lawrence
Average daily incidence rate: 52.8 per 100,000
2. Blandford
Average daily incidence rate: 41.2 per 100,000
3. Revere
Average daily incidence rate: 39.4 per 100,000
4. Winthrop
Average daily incidence rate: 36.4 per 100,000
5. Chelsea
Average daily incidence rate: 32.6 per 100,000
6. Acushnet
Average daily incidence rate: 28.7 per 100,000
7. Lynn
Average daily incidence rate: 25.7 per 100,000
8. Everett
Average daily incidence rate: 24.4 per 100,000
8. Saugus (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 24.4 per 100,000
9. Fall River
Average daily incidence rate: 23.1 per 100,000
10. Buckland
Average daily incidence rate: 23 per 100,000
11. Methuen
Average daily incidence rate: 22.7 per 100,000
11. New Bedford (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 22.7 per 100,000
12. Fitchburg
Average daily incidence rate: 21.4 per 100,000
13. Brockton
Average daily incidence rate: 20.9 per 100,000
14. Seekonk
Average daily incidence rate: 20.4 per 100,000
15. Somerset*
Average daily incidence rate: 19.7 per 100,000
16. Gloucester
Average daily incidence rate: 19 per 100,000
17. Fairhaven*
Average daily incidence rate: 18.7 per 100,000
18. Tyngsborough
Average daily incidence rate: 18.5 per 100,000
19. East Longmeadow
Average daily incidence rate: 18.2 per 100,000
20. Agawam
Average daily incidence rate: 18 per 100,000
21. Holyoke
Average daily incidence rate: 17.9 per 100,000
22. Lowell
Average daily incidence rate: 17.6 per 100,000
23. Leominster
Average daily incidence rate: 17.1 per 100,000
23. Waltham (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 17.1 per 100,000
24. Rockland
Average daily incidence rate: 16.2 per 100,000
25. West Springfield
Average daily incidence rate: 16 per 100,000
26. Springfield
Average daily incidence rate: 15.9 per 100,000
27. Berkley
Average daily incidence rate: 15.8 per 100,000
27. Boston (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 15.8 per 100,000
27. Lakeville (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 15.8 per 100,000
27. Webster (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 15.8 per 100,000
28. Wakefield
Average daily incidence rate: 15.3 per 100,000
28. Westfield
Average daily incidence rate: 15.3 per 100,000
29. West Bridgewater
Average daily incidence rate: 14.8 per 100,000
30. Worcester
Average daily incidence rate: 14.4 per 100,000
31. Chicopee
Average daily incidence rate: 14.2 per 100,000
31. North Andover* (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 14.2 per 100,000
31. Pembroke (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 14.2 per 100,000
31. Westport (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 14.2 per 100,000
32. Hanover
Average daily incidence rate: 14 per 100,000
33. Dighton
Average daily incidence rate: 13.7 per 100,000
34. Malden
Average daily incidence rate: 13.6 per 100,000
35. Lynnfield
Average daily incidence rate: 13.5 per 100,000
36. Randolph
Average daily incidence rate: 13.4 per 100,000
37. Nahant
Average daily incidence rate: 13.1 per 100,000
37. Peabody (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 13.1 per 100,000
38. Holliston
Average daily incidence rate: 13 per 100,000
38. Swansea
Average daily incidence rate: 13 per 100,000
39. Ashland
Average daily incidence rate: 12.8 per 100,000
39. Granby (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.8 per 100,000
40. Chelmsford*
Average daily incidence rate: 12.7 per 100,000
40. Clinton (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.7 per 100,000
40. Wrentham (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.7 per 100,000
41. Canton
Average daily incidence rate: 12.4 per 100,000
42. Hingham
Average daily incidence rate: 12.3 per 100,000
42. Marlborough (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12.3 per 100,000
43. Taunton
Average daily incidence rate: 12.2 per 100,000
44. Haverhill
Average daily incidence rate: 12 per 100,000
44. Nantucket (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 12 per 100,000
45. Dedham
Average daily incidence rate: 11.8 per 100,000
45. Tewksbury (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.8 per 100,000
46. Townsend
Average daily incidence rate: 11.7 per 100,000
47. Framingham
Average daily incidence rate: 11.6 per 100,000
47. Marshfield (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.6 per 100,000
47. Newburyport (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.6 per 100,000
47. Whitman (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.6 per 100,000
48. Raynham
Average daily incidence rate: 11.5 per 100,000
48. Winchester (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.5 per 100,000
49. Avon
Average daily incidence rate: 11.4 per 100,000
49. Dartmouth (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.4 per 100,000
50. Beverly
Average daily incidence rate: 11.3 per 100,000
50. Hanson (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11.3 per 100,000
51. Northborough
Average daily incidence rate: 11 per 100,000
51. Woburn (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 11 per 100,000
52. Billerica
Average daily incidence rate: 10.8 per 100,000
52. Leicester
Average daily incidence rate: 10.8 per 100,000
53. Salisbury
Average daily incidence rate: 10.5 per 100,000
54. Wareham
Average daily incidence rate: 10.4 per 100,000
55. Abington
Average daily incidence rate: 10.3 per 100,000
55. Southborough (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 10.3 per 100,000
56. Braintree
Average daily incidence rate: 10.2 per 100,000
56. Norwood (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 10.2 per 100,000
56. Westwood (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 10.2 per 100,000
57. Kingston*
Average daily incidence rate: 10 per 100,000
57. Milford
Average daily incidence rate: 10 per 100,000
58. Bolton
Average daily incidence rate: 9.9 per 100,000
58. Hudson (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.9 per 100,000
59. Attleboro
Average daily incidence rate: 9.7 per 100,000
59. Mansfield (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.7 per 100,000
60. Brimfield
Average daily incidence rate: 9.6 per 100,000
60. Dover (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.6 per 100,000
61. Dracut
Average daily incidence rate: 9.5 per 100,000
61. Freetown (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.5 per 100,000
62. Gardner
Average daily incidence rate: 9.3 per 100,000
63. East Bridgewater
Average daily incidence rate: 9.2 per 100,000
63. Hubbardston (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.2 per 100,000
63. North Attleborough (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.2 per 100,000
64. Bedford
Average daily incidence rate: 9.1 per 100,000
64. Plymouth (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9.1 per 100,000
65. Middleton
Average daily incidence rate: 9 per 100,000
65. Norton (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9 per 100,000
65. Weymouth (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 9 per 100,000
66. Rochester
Average daily incidence rate: 8.9 per 100,000
67. Danvers
Average daily incidence rate: 8.8 per 100,000
67. Georgetown
Average daily incidence rate: 8.8 per 100,000
67. Littleton (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.8 per 100,000
67. Wilmington (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.8 per 100,000
68. Cohasset
Average daily incidence rate: 8.7 per 100,000
68. Westborough (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.7 per 100,000
69. Mendon
Average daily incidence rate: 8.6 per 100,000
70. Bridgewater*
Average daily incidence rate: 8.5 per 100,000
71. Athol
Average daily incidence rate: 8.4 per 100,000
71. Bellingham (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.4 per 100,000
71. Palmer (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.4 per 100,000
72. Boxford
Average daily incidence rate: 8.3 per 100,000
72. Foxborough (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.3 per 100,000
73. Medford
Average daily incidence rate: 8.2 per 100,000
73. Shrewsbury (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.2 per 100,000
73. West Boylston (tie)
Average daily incidence rate: 8.2 per 100,000
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