Health & Fitness

Holliston Designated Moderate Risk With 31 New Cases

The town reported no change in the positive test rate and did not go over the threshold for designating communities high risk.

HOLLISTON, MA — Holliston had 31 more coronavirus cases over the last two weeks, bringing it to over 190 confirmed cases, according to town-by-town data released by the state. The town was placed in the moderate-risk category, averaging 16.1 daily cases per 100,000 residents.

That's down from 16.7 average daily cases last week. There have been 194 cases in Holliston since March.

>>MA Town-By-Town Coronavirus Stats: High-Risk List Doubles

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Sixty-two Massachusetts communities were designated high-risk by the state on Thursday, more than doubling the list of red towns. More than three-quarters of the state's cities and towns reported rising positive test rates.

There have been 10,204 confirmed deaths and 192,050 confirmed cases statewide since the pandemic reached the Bay State in March. The statewide positive test rate rose to 3.2 percent, the highest level since early June.

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