Worcester County and Massachusetts broke streaks of weekly coronavirus case increases on Thursday, while the city of Worcester s case rose in what the city manager said he hopes is a blip.
Worcester had 359 new cases in the past week reported Thursday, its highest total since the week ending Feb. 11, just as the city was coming down from all-time highs in mid-winter. That brings Worcester to 22,370 total cases since the pandemic began.
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Image We hope that s a blip and not a trend, but we re going to keep a close eye on that going forward, City Manager Edward Augustus said in a press conference at City Hall.
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New week-over-week cases in Worcester dropped, but officials remain wary that the number has plateaued at a level that is too high.
City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. announced on Thursday 311 new cases in Worcester this week, 40 fewer than the previous week. The number, though, remains higher than the weekly total announced a month ago at 261.
“It’s good that we’re seeing a decrease but we’re hovering in the higher number of weekly new cases than I think any of us would like,” Augustus said.
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Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty and City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. (right) provide information on COVID-19 cases in the city on Thursday.
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As new weekly coronavirus cases saw a “small uptick” in Worcester, city officials announced the senior center vaccination would be closing by the end of the month.
City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. announced during the weekly COVID briefing that the senior center, which began vaccinating residents on Jan. 11, would administer its final doses on March 30.