With new COVID-19 cases, five area towns in state’s highest-risk category
As of Thursday, statistics from the state Department of Public Health show 351 new COVID-19 cases in Franklin County over a two-week period. Courtesy graphic/Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts
Modified: 12/18/2020 4:43:10 PM
Five area towns are in the state’s “red,” or highest-risk, category this week because of a surge in numbers of positive COVID-19 cases, according to the state Department of Public Health’s weekly report.
Greenfield, Montague, Deerfield and Orange in Franklin County and Athol in Worcester County saw numbers of cases rise over the past two weeks. The Department of Public Health reports that Greenfield has 134 cases, Montague has 46, Deerfield has 36, Orange has 26 and Athol has 78. There are currently only three local towns reporting zero cases: Hawley, Monroe and New Salem.