The latest COVID-19 report from the Department of Public Health, released Wednesday, September 30, shows Worcester remains a high risk community with 8.3 average daily positive cases per 100,000 population of the last 14 days.
The total of 23 communities in the state rank as high risk. They are Attleboro, Avon, Boston, Chelsea, Dracut, Everett, Framingham, Haverhill, Holiston, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Lynnfield, Marlboro, Methuen, Middleton, Nantucket, New Bedford, North Andover, Revere, Springfield, Winthrop and Worcester.
As ThisWeekInWorcster.com previously reported, communities who are not rated “red” are able to move on to the next stage of reopening on October