Braintree Coronavirus Rate Drops: Latest State Numbers

BRAINTREE, MA — In a week when 40 Massachusetts communities were designated at high-risk for coronavirus spread, Braintree saw its case count and percent positive rate trend in the right direction.

State rules mean that high-risk communities, plus others that were high-risk in the last two updates, cannot move on to the next phase of reopening. Towns were marked high-risk, or red, if they reported more than eight confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents over the past two weeks.

The state kept Braintree's coronavirus threat level as "yellow,", meaning it averaged between four and 8 daily cases per 100,000 people over the last two weeks. Braintree averaged 6.53 new daily cases per 100,000 residents.

The latest data showed the positive test rate over the last two weeks increased in 146 of the 351 communities in the state. The rate fell in 70 communities and held steady in the remaining 135.

Braintree's case count over the last 14 days was 36, bringing the total number of cases to 932, according to state data. The town has conducted 2,977 tests over the past two weeks, 41 of which came back positive. There have been 19,522 tests conducted overall in Braintree.

The town's percent positive rate over the last two weeks dropped to 1.38 percent. Health officials say positive test results need to stay below 5 percent for two weeks or longer and, preferably, be closer to 2 percent, for states to safely ease restrictions.

View the state's interactive COVID-19 map.