Westford's Coronavirus Risk Level Rises To High

WESTFORD, MA —Westford was designated high risk for the coronavirus by the state for the first time Thursday, with its positive test rate rising above 5 percent.

The town added 105 coronavirus cases during the past two weeks and had a positive test rate of 5.42 percent, above the 5 percent threshold to be designated high risk, according to state data. Last week Westford's percent positivity was 3.29 percent.

The new cases bring the town to 451 since the virus arrived in Massachusetts in the spring. There were 32.48 average daily cases per 100,000 residents over that same two-week period, with 112 positive tests among 2,065 tests taken.

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Westford joined 157 other Massachusetts communities on the high-risk list Thursday, up from 97 a week ago. More than 80 percent of cities and towns reported rising positive test rates and nearly half had positive rates above 5 percent.

This comes just a few days after Westford's School Committee voted to cancel some indoor winter sports for the season, worried that it could impact in-person learning adversely should someone contract the coronavirus. Read more: Westford School Committee Cancels Hockey ...

Statewide, there were 50 average daily cases per 100,000 residents.

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