New coronavirus cases were reported in Lynn and Saugus on Thursday, but numbers remained unchanged in several other North Shore communities.
An additional death was also reported in Saugus, to bring the town’s death toll to 39.
Saugus has reported 12 new cases since last Friday. The town now has 616 cases and was added to the state’s list of higher risk communities on Wednesday.
Municipalities that have been deemed “higher risk communities” have a high level of infection over the past two weeks and will receive additional support from the state to curb the spread.
Lynn, which reported 16 new cases on Thursday, was designated a higher risk community on Tuesday, when Gov. Charlie Baker’s office released the first version of a map showing the rate of COVID-19 infection across the state.
On Tuesday, four communities held that unfortunate distinction, but data released by the state Department of Public Health a day later showed seven new cities and towns had been added to that high risk category.
The list now includes Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Granby, Holyoke, Hull, Lawrence, Lynn, Revere, Salem, and Saugus.
As of Thursday, Lynn has 4,276 cases and 111 deaths. Of the city’s caseload, 629 cases are active and 3,536 people have recovered from the virus, according to city data.
Lynn’s positive test rate over the past 14 days increased to 7.47 percent on Wednesday, which is among the highest in the state, according to the DPH.
Elsewhere, numbers remained the same in Nahant (50 cases, six deaths) and at press time, had not been updated in Lynnfield, Marblehead, Peabody, Revere, or Swampscott.
As of Wednesday, Lynnfield had 111 cases and 11 deaths, Marblehead had 255 cases and 30 deaths, Peabody had 1,185 cases and 174 deaths, Revere had 2,170 cases and 94 deaths, and Swampscott had reported 146 cases and 10 deaths.
