New coronavirus cases, but no additional deaths were reported in Lynn, Revere and Saugus on Thursday.
Numbers remained the same or were not updated in other North Shore communities.
In Lynn, five new cases were reported to bring the city’s caseload to 5,057. Of that total, 286 cases are active, 118 people have died and 4,653 have recovered from the virus, according to city data.
With an average daily incidence rate of 9.8 new cases per 100,000 residents over the past 14 days, Lynn continues to remain a high-risk, or red community, according to the state Department of Public Health.
However, Lynn is no longer in the top 10 in terms of communities with the highest positive test rate. The city’s rate of 3.01 percent is 12th highest in the state.
Revere’s positive test rate of 3.48 percent is seventh highest in the state, and its daily incidence rate of 17.8 cases per 100,000 residents also keeps the city in the red, according to the DPH.
In Saugus, which kept its moderate-risk, or yellow designation this week after spending some time as a red community, seven new cases were reported on Thursday.
Saugus now has 734 cases and 42 people have died, according to the town website.
Lynnfield (148 cases, 14 deaths) reported no change in its numbers a day after state data showed the town made its way out of the red this week.
The town’s new designation is yellow — which denotes moderate-risk communities — because its daily incidence rate fell below eight over the past two weeks, according to the DPH.
However, Peabody’s risk level increased from low to moderate this week. The city, which did not provide updated numbers on Thursday, is now designated a yellow community after weeks of being green, as its daily incidence rate rose above four.
“Our actual rate is 5.5 cases per 100,000,” said Peabody Mayor Edward Bettencourt. “Although this increase is not entirely unexpected based on public health forecasts for the fall and winter seasons, it serves to remind us of the importance of remaining vigilant and following CDC guidelines, particularly regarding physical distance and face masks.
“Many of Peabody’s cases in the past few weeks seem to be associated with gatherings and other social events. It’s important to remember to wear masks and maintain distance even when you are socializing with friends and family if they don’t live in your household.”
As of Wednesday, Peabody had 1,336 cases and 185 deaths.
Numbers remained the same in Nahant (52 cases, six deaths) and were not updated in Marblehead or Swampscott on Thursday.
Marblehead had 277 cases, 30 deaths and Swampscott had 168 cases and 11 deaths as of Wednesday.
