A weekly COVID-19 report by state health officials shows more than 30 western Massachusetts communities at high-risk for spreading the virus as of Thursday.
A total of 286 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Massachusetts schools this week, the highest number in the five weeks the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has been publishing data provided to it by local officials.
From a story reported on by WWLP/22 News, the number of 286 includes 201 cases among students participating in hybrid or fully in-person education, and 85 cases among