Many Massachusetts communities have fewer than 100 reported coronavirus cases, some have under 50, and others have case counts in the single digits or none at all, but there is a cluster of towns and cities with thousands of individuals who have been infected with the disease.
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released an updated list of positive cases in each city and town.
There are 25 communities with at least 960 cases and 12 places with more than 1,700. Lawrence and Lynn have more than 3,650 cases. Worcester has surpassed 5,350 cases and Brockton has topped 4,250. Boston has the most cases with more than 14,300.
Health officials have said that an updated list will be released every Wednesday.
Below is a list of the 25 communities with the most cases:
- Boston – 14,316
- Worcester – 5,352
- Brockton – 4,275
- Lynn – 3,725
- Lawrence – 3,686
- Chelsea – 2,977
- Lowell – 2,958
- Springfield – 2,919
- New Bedford – 2,167
- Revere – 1,838
- Everett – 1,800
- Framingham – 1,756
- Fall River – 1,664
- Malden – 1,267
- Waltham – 1,253
- Haverhill – 1,250
- Quincy – 1,167
- Medford – 1,047
- Methuen – 1,050
- Peabody – 1,013
- Marlborough – 1,000
- Taunton – 992
- Cambridge – 985
- Somerville – 978
- Randolph – 967
To view the state’s full list, click here.