Newton Passes 1,000 Coronavirus Cases

NEWTON, MA — Newton remains at low risk for COVID-19 spread, state health officials said Wednesday in their weekly update.

The city has seen 1,001 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, an increase of 19 since last week's update. The two-week case count is at 33.

The city's two-week positive test rate fell from .21 percent to .17 percent.

The average daily incidence rate per 100,000 residents stayed about the same, inching down from 2.6 to 2.57. A community will go back to yellow when that numbers goes above 4, and it will become unshaded/gray when there are less fewer than five reported cases overall.