Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and Public Health Director Karin Carroll report that the City of Gloucester is now designated as a “green” or low risk community by the state, indicating fewer positive COVID-19 tests in the community over the past two weeks.
This new status comes as the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has updated how risk designations are calculated to better reflect COVID-19 caseload in relation to population.
According to public health data released on Friday, Nov. 6, there have been 26 new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Gloucester over the past two weeks. Gloucester’s average daily incidence rate, which the state uses to calculate risk determinations, has decreased to 6.5 per 100,000 residents, down from last week’s rate of 19.
Prior to this week, Gloucester had been designated as a high risk or “red” community for twoweeks.
“Our City has done a great job at reducing the number of positive cases, and I’d like to thank Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and the Massachusetts DPH for facilitating free COVID-19 testing opportunities to help us stop the spread,” Mayor Romeo Theken said. “I’d also like to thank the numerous City employees who have stepped up, not only recently but since this pandemic began. It’s been a long road and we’re far from done, but I’m very proud of our community and urge everyone to continue to be vigilant to stop the spread here in Gloucester.”
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Gloucester has recorded 463 total cases, including 9 active cases. Of the total cases, 428 have recovered and sadly 26 have died.
