GREENFIELD — The city has seen a slight uptick in the number of positive COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, but Mayor Roxann Wedegartner says Greenfield is still considered a low-risk area.

“It’s important to remember that Greenfield is still in a state of emergency,” Wedegartner said. “The city remains in constant response mode as we work to manage this ongoing pandemic and prepare for any potential increases in cases. We ask that city residents do all they can right now to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Greenfield by wearing a face covering, keeping your distance and washing your hands.”

The mayor and other city officials who met Thursday morning explained that Greenfield is seeing an increase of positive cases — seven new cases in two weeks, to be exact — following a plateau this summer, and acknowledged that cases may “ebb and flow” based on changes in behavior.

Wedegartner and Fire Chief Robert Strahan, who heads the city’s emergency management team, continue to monitor the situation.

“Our contact tracing efforts continue on a daily basis,” Wedegartner said.

Strahan said it is important for everyone to stay vigilant.

“We need to do what we can to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Greenfield,” he said. “We’ve seen how one positive case of this virus can have a big impact on any community, and I’m grateful for contact tracing efforts we have had in place since mid-March. It has made a world of difference.”

The state this week reported an overall decrease in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths since May, but several communities are experiencing the same situation as Greenfield, with a few seeing even more cases, putting them in a higher-risk category — mostly in the eastern part of the state.

Because Greenfield was on the state’s list of cities with new cases, it will receive additional resources to help fight to bring the numbers back down, city officials said.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is now releasing data each week on the average daily cases per 100,000 residents, average percent positivity and total case counts for every city and town. Each week it will designate cities and towns as “higher risk,” “moderate risk” or “lower risk,” where Greenfield currently falls. The weekly information can be found updated every Wednesday on the Department of Public Health’s dashboard at bit.ly/2PLDRWD.

Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield has consistently reported no hospitalizations due to COVID-19 for weeks and is still doing so, which means none of those cases have been admitted to the local hospital.

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