The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in area municipalities, including Lynn, which now has 2,147 confirmed cases, according to a statement from the office of Mayor Thomas McGee Friday.
There have been 71 deaths in Lynn due to COVID-19 — two more since Thursday — and 405 residents have recovered after becoming ill.
A graph provided by the mayor’s office shows the number of new cases per day is generally falling, with 42 new cases from Thursday to Friday — compared to the week of April 16, when cases were rising by as much as 115 per day.
In Salem, as of May 5, 433 residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 20 residents have died from the virus, according to the city’s mayor’s office.
Since the outbreak began, at least 99 people in Salem who have been infected have “cleared their isolation period” and are considered to have recovered. There are at least 334 cases in Salem considered “active.”
As of Wednesday, May 6, Lynnfield had 83 cases and 11 deaths.
Marblehead’s latest update was Monday, May 4, and the town reported 127 cases and eight deaths. Of those 127 cases, only 76 are considered “active,” and 51 people have recovered and are no longer in isolation.
An update from Nahant on Friday showed 32 COVID-19 cases in town and six deaths.
Peabody had 793 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 90 deaths as of Thursday. Peabody has also released a graphic showing the sex, race, and age of each person who has died, available on the town website, www.peabody-ma.gov.
Revere has 1,338 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 53 deaths, as of Thursday. A total of 461 people in Revere have recovered from COVID-19.
Saugus released an update on its COVID-19 cases Friday, reporting 396 cases and 20 deaths.
Saugus is also reopening its composting site Tuesday, May 12. The site will be open for appointments only (781-231-4036) Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and a sticker is not required to enter the site at this time. All town- and state-ordered health guidelines must be followed at the site.
An update from Swampscott Friday reported 110 cases and seven deaths in town. Swampscott has made the governor’s stay-at-home advisory mandatory, ordering residents to stay at home unless they are out as essential workers, exercising, or doing sanctioned activities, such as getting food or supplies, and residents may be fined up to $1,000 for noncompliance. That order, as well as the town’s mandate on wearing masks in essential businesses, and the closing of playgrounds, has been extended to May 18.
David McLellan can be reached at [email protected].
