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VIRUS CASES SURGE IN LYNN
BY GAYLA CAWLEY| November 24, 2020
Lynn reported another coronavirus spike on Tuesday, with 69 new cases reported.
A double-digit case increase was also reported in Revere, but numbers remained the same or were not updated in other North Shore communities.
Lynn now has 7,225 cases and 129 deaths. Of its total caseload, 1,089 cases are active and 6,007 people have recovered from the virus, according to city data.
In Revere, 27 new cases were reported to bring the city’s total numbers to 4,124 cases and 112 deaths, according to the city website.
Saugus did not update its numbers on Tuesday, but had reported 46 new cases on Monday, which had accumulated since last Friday.
The town now has 1,167 cases and 45 deaths, according to its website.
Numbers remained the same in Lynnfield (264 cases, 15 deaths) and Nahant (91 cases, six deaths) and were not updated in Marblehead and Peabody on Tuesday.
Swampscott reported their highest number of new cases all year Monday, with 33 additional cases from Nov. 15 to Nov 21. The last time they approached these numbers was back in April, when there were 26 new cases reported in one week.
As of Monday, Peabody had 2,037 cases and 201 deaths and Swampscott had 253 cases and 11 deaths. Marblehead (359 cases, 30 deaths) has not provided updated numbers since last Friday.