By JULIE CUNNINGHAM and CHRIS COLLINS
(Athol, MA) — COVID 19 continues to be an issue in the town of Athol. The Athol Board of Health says 199 new COVID-19 cases were reported in September. In August, that number was 55, and In July, the number was seven cases. There have so far been a total of 998 cases reported in Athol since the pandemic started.