WORCESTER – Mayor Joe Petty announced on Wednesday, December 24 that another 977 COVID-19 positive cases had arisen in Worcester since the city’s last update, delivered on Friday, December 18.
On Wednesday alone, there were 271 new cases.
To date, there have been a total of 12,762 COVID-19 positive cases in the City of Worcester.
Positive case counts in surrounding towns reported:
- Shrewsbury: 1,381 (increase of 127)
- Holden: 653 (increase of 75)
- Grafton: 532 (increase of 49)
- Leicester: 535 (increase of 39)
Case breakdown in Worcester, by age:
- 19-under: 1,755 (13%)
- 20-29: 2,404 (18%)
- 30-39: 2,270 (17%)
- 40-49: 1,988 (15%)
- 50-59: 2,013 (15%)
- 60-69: 1,397 (10%)
- 70-up: 1,664 (13%)
