Burlington Remains Yellow Community In Latest State Update

BURLINGTON, MA — Forty communities were designated high-risk in the new town-by-town data released by the state Wednesday, but Burlington remained a moderate-risk town.

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. 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 deemed Burlington yellow for a second week in a row. The town averaged 7.49 new daily cases per 100,000 residents, up from 5.4 on Sept. 30.

>>MA Town-By-Town Coronavirus Stats: 40 High-Risk Communities

Burlington reported 29 cases over the last two weeks, bringing the town's total to 323.

The latest data showed the positive test rate over the last two weeks increased in 176 of the 351 communities in the state. The rate fell in 68 communities and held steady in the remaining 148.

The town's percent positive rate over the last two weeks was 1.73 percent.

View the state's interactive COVID-19 map.

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.