Increased testing helping in towns hardest hit by virus

Chelsea continues to have the highest infection rates of coronavirus in Massachusetts.

LOOK AT HOW THOSE NEWDEVELOPMENTS ARE UNFOLDING.SERA: CHELSEA CONTINUES TO BETHE HARDEST HIT IN THE STATE,WITH THE HIGHEST INFECTION RATEBY A WIDE MARGIN.BASED ON THE NUMBERS PER 100,000RESIDENTS, CHELSEA TOPS THELIST.IT IS NEARLY DOUBLE THE NEXTCOMMUNITY, BROCKTON, WITH THESECOND HIGHEST INFECTION RATE,FOLLOWED BY EVERETT, LYNN ANDRANDOLPH.AND CHELSEA, TESTING HAS BEENRAMPED UP TO IDENTIFY ANDISOLATE PATIENTS WITH THE VIRUS.LARGE FAMILIES LIVE HERE INSMALL APARTMENTS, WHICH MANYATTRIBUTE TO SPREADING THE VIRUSQUICKLY.OFFICIALS SAY DAILY FOOD BOXDELIVERIES HAVE BEEN GOING UP,SUGGESTING MORE COVID POSTIVEPATIENTS ARE STAYING AT HOME.INCREASED TESTING ALSOACCOUNTING FOR THE RISINGNUMBERS.DR. XERRAS: THE TESTING CRITERIAHAS RELAXED NOW THAT WE’RETESTING EVERYBODY IN CHELSEA WHOHAS SYMPTOMS.SERA: AS WE MENTIONED, RANDOLPHHIGH ON THE INFECTION RATE LIST.MANY WHO LIVE THERE ARE WORKINGON THE FRONTLINES IN HEALTHCAREAND RETAIL, BUT THE TOWN STILLDOESN’T HAVE A POP-UP TESTINGSITE.THE TOWN MANAGER SAYS THAT WOULDBE A HUGE HELP.IN CHELSEA, THE CITY MANAGERSAYS THIS COMMUNITY IS IN THEPEAK, BUT THERE IS NO IN