Violations in COVID hotspots

Towns and cities with a large number of violations are also in the state’s red zone, a designation for communities at high risk of coronavirus transmission. Communities in the yellow zone are at moderate risk of infection.

14,000 cases per 100k

13,000

Lawrence

Chelsea

12,000

11,000

10,000

Revere

Everett

9,000

8,000

7,000

Worcester

6,000

Danvers

5,000

Boston

Salem

4,000

3,000

Foxborough

2,000

1,000

0

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Violations

14,000 cases per 100k

13,000

Lawrence

Chelsea

12,000

11,000

10,000

Revere

Everett

9,000

8,000

7,000

Worcester

6,000

Danvers

5,000

Boston

Salem

4,000

3,000

Foxborough

2,000

1,000

0

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Violations

14,000 cases per 100k

13,000

Lawrence

Chelsea

12,000

11,000

10,000

Revere

Everett

9,000

8,000

7,000

6,000

Worcester

Danvers

5,000

Boston

4,000

Salem

3,000

2,000

Foxborough

1,000

0

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Violations

14k cases per 100,000

13k

Lawrence

Chelsea

12k

11k

10k

Revere

Everett

9k

8k

7k

Worcester

6k

5k

Boston

4k

Salem

3k

2k

Foxborough

1k

0

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Violations

14k cases per 100,000

13k

Lawrence

Chelsea

12k

11k

10k

Revere

9k

Everett

8k

7k

Worcester

6k

5k

Boston

Salem

4k

3k

2k

Foxborough

1k

0

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Violations

Source: Mass. Department of Labor Standards, Mass. Department of Public Health, US Census Bureau. Case numbers as on Dec. 10, 2020.

Saurabh Datar/WBUR