Another Lynn resident has died from the coronavirus since Wednesday, which brings the city’s death toll to 69.
Since last Friday, 20 Lynn residents have died from the virus.
Elsewhere, Lynnfield, Revere and Swampscott reported new cases on Thursday, but no additional deaths were reported in those communities.
Factoring in those who have recovered and died, Lynn has 2,574 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
As of Wednesday, Lynn has the fourth highest number of cases in the state and the third highest infection rate, according to the state Department of Public Health (DPH).
Data released by the city of Lynn on Thursday also shows the city’s highest day-to-day increase in new cases since April 28.
Lynn reported 72 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, which breaks a trend of new reported cases declining nearly every day since April 28, when 98 new cases were reported.
Since that time, cases had declined nearly every day or stayed relatively steady, with the exception of last Sunday when 52 new cases were reported. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the city reported just 22, 21, and 31 new cases respectively.
Revere reported 31 new cases on Thursday, which brings the city’s caseload to 1,338. The city has not updated its death toll since last Friday, when 40 deaths were reported.
Lynnfield and Swampscott each reported one new case on Thursday.
Lynnfield now has 80 cases and 11 deaths, while Swampscott has 110 cases and seven deaths.
Swampscott Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald said he considered the town to be at its “peak” in terms of what it has seen for virus cases. The town reported its first seven fatalities in the past three weeks.
Nahant did not report an additional case on Thursday — the town’s numbers remain at 32 cases and five deaths.
At press time, Marblehead, Peabody, and Saugus had not released updated numbers.
As of Wednesday, Marblehead has 158 cases and eight deaths, Peabody has 793 cases and 90 deaths, Revere has 1,307 cases and 40 deaths, and in Saugus, 391 residents have been infected and 18 have died.
Peabody Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt said in a Facebook post Thursday that about 44 percent of the city’s COVID-19 cases and more than 80 percent of its deaths have been from the city’s nursing homes.
“Our community grieves for all those who have lost their lives to this disease and we offer our love and support to their families during this extremely difficult time,” Bettencourt wrote.
