Some Franklin County Areas Moving Out Of COVID Red Zone

By Franklin County Now January 4, 2021 10:24 am

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Yesterday, state health officials reported 3,110 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts. 105 deaths were also reported. There are 2,291 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and 416 are in intensive care units. In Franklin County, Greenfield and Deerfield have moved from red to the yellow/medium-risk category. Montague and Athol are in the red category which means communities with the highest risk.

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