Latest coronavirus numbers: Cases reported by Central Mass. cities, towns as of Thursday

The number of area residents who have become ill with COVID-19 continues to rise inexorably, with the peak number of cases expected in the next few weeks.The number of confirmed cases in Massachusetts crossed the 10,000 mark on Friday (10,402), according to the state Department of Public Health. Worcester County accounted for 825 of those cases.Thirty-eight more Massachusetts residents have died of the virus, for a total of 192.By Friday evening the city of Worcester had […]