WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - The city of Worcester has announced that door-to-door trick-or-treating will be prohibited this year due to the high levels of COVID-19 that have been reported in the city.

City officials said they came to this decision based on guidelines from the Center for Disease Control.

They offered a list of low-risk alternative activities for families including pumpkin carving, and a Halloween scavenger hunt.

According to state health officials, Worcester has been designated as a high-risk community for coronavirus.

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