Danvers Coronavirus Case Rate Surges Higher

DANVERS, MA — After one week in which coronavirus rates stabilized in Danvers, they surged higher in the most recent state report with the 13.2 cases per 100,000 residents a new high since the state began releasing town-by-town data three months ago.

The cases per 100,000 — which up until last week the state used solely as the metric to determine whether a city or town was at "high risk" for community spread — rose from 8.7 the previous week.

The positive test rate in town also rose from 1.47 percent to 19.5 percent.

Danvers recorded 62 total positive tests over the previous 14 days.

Last week the state introduced new curfews and a state-at-home advisory in the same week it revised its metrics for when a community is considered "high risk" to avoid automatic triggers for remote learning many communities had when considered "high risk" for three consecutive weeks.

The previous threshold was 8.0 cases per 100,000 people.

The statewide positive test rate over the last two weeks increased in 223 —or 63.5 percent — of the 351 communities in the state. The rate fell in 66 — or 18.8 percent — communities and held steady in the remaining 62.

Statewide, there were 20.7 average daily cases per 100,000 residents, up from 15.3 last week.

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