Hingham Now A Coronavirus Red Zone

HINGHAM, MA—Hingham has been designated a coronavirus "red zone" as of Thursday due to a surge in positive cases locally and statewide.

The town's status as a "red zone" means that is at the highest risk of COVID-19 transmission and has had at least 10 average daily cases per 10,000 residents and a 5% positivity rate.

The latest statistics released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Thursday reveal that there have been 797 confirmed COVID-19 case in Hingham, with 135 reported in the two weeks before Dec. 24. Hingham currently has an average daily incidence rate of 52.1 and a positivity rate of 5.09%, an increase from last week's average daily incidence rate of 40.2 and positivity rate of 4.26%.

Hingham's uptick in COVID-19 cases comes during a statewide increase in cases, with 188 communities at high risk for virus transmission as of Thursday. The state reported 2,973 new cases and 100 new deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 338,704 and the total number of deaths among confirmed cases to 11,852.