Newton Coronavirus Positivity Rate Lower Than State

NEWTON, MA — The percentage of Newton residents who tested positive is still in the moderate category this week, after ticking upward last week according to state data.

So far 963 people in Newton have tested positive for the coronavirus, 52 of those in the past two weeks. Some 63,622 people have taken tests for the coronavirus, 14,336 of those have taken place in just the past two weeks. The percentage of Newton residents who tested positive slightly decreased to 0.44 percent from 0.46 percent during the two week period before the latest two week period.

Nearly one-third of Massachusetts communities reported rising positive coronavirus test rates over the past two weeks, according to new town-by-town data released by the state Wednesday. Still, the statewide rate remained at the lowest level on record, 0.8 percent. The number of communities designated high-risk also fell.

Statewide, there were 542 new COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths reported Wednesday. There have been 9,135 deaths and 126,408 confirmed cases statewide since the state began counting cases in March.

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