LYNN — Lynn Mayor Thomas M. McGee is urging residents to continue to follow coronavirus precautions as the city experiences another surge in cases.
Another 29 cases were reported Tuesday in Lynn, which found itself back in the red, the state’s designation for communities with a high risk of COVID-19 spread, last week.
The city now has 16,463 cases, 358 of which are active, 208 people have died, and 15,897 have recovered from the virus, according to city data.
“While it is encouraging to see more Lynn residents getting vaccinated, the city has recently seen another uptick in reported COVID-19 cases and is again a red, high risk community,” said McGee in a statement. “We have come too far together to ignore the steps that have gotten us to this point.
“We must continue to follow the CDC guidelines of social distancing, wearing masks and staying away from large gatherings over the next couple months as more people receive the vaccine, which will help us move past this pandemic.”
The state Department of Public Health reported last Thursday that Lynn’s positive test rate had climbed to 4.69 percent and its daily incidence rate was 29.5 new cases per 100,000 residents over that prior 14-day period.
The uptick follows weeks of the city’s positive test and daily incidence rates declining, which resulted in Lynn being downgraded to a yellow, or moderate risk community, on March 12 for the first time during the pandemic. However, that new designation only lasted for two weeks, as the city was back in the red last Thursday, according to the DPH.
Lynnfield (1,115 cases, 29 deaths) reported three new cases on Tuesday, Revere (10,136 cases, 159 deaths) reported 13 new cases, Nahant (243 cases, eight deaths) reported no change in its statistics, and numbers were not updated in Marblehead, Peabody, Salem, Saugus or Swampscott.
As of Monday, Peabody had 6,652 cases and 306 deaths, Salem had 4,326 cases and 78 deaths, and Swampscott had 1,050 cases and 19 deaths. Numbers have not been updated in Marblehead (1,231 cases, 31 deaths) or Saugus (3,818 cases, 67 deaths) since last Friday or Thursday, respectively.
