Plymouth Remains A Coronavirus Red Zone

PLYMOUTH, MA—Plymouth has been designated a coronavirus "red zone" for two weeks in a row due to a surge in positive cases locally and statewide.

The town's status as a "red zone" means that is at the highest risk of COVID-19 transmission and has had at least 10 average daily cases per 10,000 residents and a 5% positivity rate.

The latest statistics released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Thursday reveal that there have been 1,607 confirmed COVID-19 case in Plymouth, with 339 reported in the two weeks before Dec. 17. Plymouth currently has an average daily incidence rate of 38.6 and a positivity rate of 5.39%, an increase from last week's average daily incidence rate of 27.78 and positivity rate of 4.61%.

Plymouth's sustained uptick in COVID-19 cases comes during a statewide increase in cases, with 178 communities at high risk for virus transmission as of Thursday. The state reported 4,985 new cases and 44 new deaths on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 297,301 and the total number of deaths among confirmed cases to 11,305.