Holliston Deemed 'Moderate Risk' After Virus Numbers Decrease

HOLLISTON, MA — Holliston has moved out of the state designated red zone for COVID-19 cases and is now a yellow community, or considered at "moderate risk."

Holliston is one of three communities in the state that cleared the required three weeks without being marked high-risk and has seen its COVID-19 case count decrease. Holliston has a total case count of 104 positive cases with 11 positive cases appearing in the last two weeks. The town has tested 1,184 people in the last 14 days and 6,591 people in total.

The moderate risk designation means that Holliston has reported between four and eight positive cases per every 100,000 residents. The town was previously considered high risk, with more than eight cases per every 100,000 residents.

In order for Holliston to move into the state designated green zone, it needs to have less than four positive cases of the virus per every 100,000 residents.