COVID-19 numbers decrease overall in region
COVID-19 rates across Franklin County are dropping, based on the most recent data from the state Department of Public Health, updated Thursday. Courtesy graphic/Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts
Published: 2/19/2021 3:08:56 PM
While Sunderland remains in the state Department of Public Health’s “red” or highest-risk category because of a surge in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19, the rest of Franklin County’s towns have seen a decrease in those numbers.
Sunderland reported 33 new positive cases over the past two weeks, most likely because of the surge in positive cases at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, while Montague is the only town in Franklin County in the “yellow” or higher-risk category, with 23 new cases reported in that time. Athol in Worcester County is also in the “yellow,” with 43 new cases. Greenfield is the only municipality in the “green” or lower-risk category, with 23 cases reported over the past two weeks.