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Foxborough Positive Coronavirus Test Rate Drops Below 3 Percent

The town's positive test rate over the last two weeks was 2.69 percent, keeping it firmly in the moderate-risk, or yellow, category.

Massachusetts labeled just 14 communities as high risk for the coronavirus Thursday in the latest town-by-town report from the Department of Public Health.
Massachusetts labeled just 14 communities as high risk for the coronavirus Thursday in the latest town-by-town report from the Department of Public Health. (Emily Leayman/Patch)

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Foxborough's positive coronavirus test rate dropped below 3 percent for the first time in months, according to the latest town-by-town report released Thursday.

The town's positive test rate over the last two weeks was 2.69 percent, keeping it firmly in the moderate-risk, or yellow, category.

There were 54 cases in the last two weeks. Since the start of the pandemic, Foxborough has seen 1,120 COVID-19 cases.

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>>MA Town-By-Town Coronavirus Stats: 14 High-Risk Communities

Massachusetts labeled just 14 communities as high risk for the coronavirus Thursday in the latest town-by-town report from the Department of Public Health.

Find out what's happening in Foxboroughfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The seven-day average positive test rate for the state fell slightly to 1.72 percent, the lowest level since October. Statewide case counts, hospitalizations and deaths also all fell.

Statewide, a total of 1,589 new cases and 42 deaths were reported Thursday.

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