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For the seventh straight week, the state Department of Public Health released a breakdown of the total number of coronavirus cases in each Massachusetts city and town.
Health officials also released data showing which communities had the highest rate of positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people from Jan. 1 through May 27.
Below is a list of the 10 Massachusetts communities with the highest rates of positive COVID-19 cases right now:
| Community | Number of cases | Rate of cases |
| Chelsea | 2,713 | 7,203.05 |
| Brockton | 3,961 | 3,4,031.62 |
| Lawrence | 2,939 | 3,333.11 |
| Lynn | 3,281 | 3,251.63 |
| Everett | 1,565 | 3,224.38 |
| Randolph | 894 | 2,612.58 |
| Revere | 1,582 | 2,597.00 |
| Worcester | 4,681 | 2,439.69 |
| Danvers | 678 | 2,374.30 |
| Lowell | 2,581 | 2,208.65 |
Rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people (Jan. 1-May 27, 2020)
Most of these communities appeared on last week's list as well. Here is a closer look at that list, which was the sixth town-by-town breakdown released by the state.
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