Wakefield Falls Into High-Risk Category With 184 New Cases

WAKEFIELD, MA — Wakefield reported 184 coronavirus cases over the last two weeks, bringing it to over 800 confirmed cases, according to town-by-town data released by the state. The town fell into the high-risk category, averaging 48.47 daily cases per 100,000 residents, with a test rate of 5.72 percent.

That's up from 33.2 average daily cases and a test rate of 4.17 percent last week. There have been 813 cases in Wakefield since March.

Positive coronavirus test rates rose in the vast majority of Massachusetts communities over the last two weeks, and 158 cities and towns were designated high risk by the Department of Health Thursday.

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Nearly half of the state's communities — 170 of 351 — reported positive test rates above 5 percent over 14 days, according to the town-by-town data released Thursday.

The state also reported 5,130 coronavirus cases and 41 deaths Thursday. On Wednesday, the state reported 89 deaths, the most since the beginning of June.

The seven-day average of hospitalized patients increased to 1,498, up from 1,210 a week prior. There were 307 patients in intensive care Thursday.