Basketball nets were taken down and playgrounds closed off in Everett, where the mayor has ordered the closure of all parks until COVID-19 rates in the city decline.
MATT: ANTOINETTE, THERE IS NOQUESTION EVERETT HAS BEEN HITHARD AND CONTINUES TO STRUGGLEWITH COVID-19.THE LATEST DATA FROM THE STATESHOWS EVERETT NOW HAS A POSITIVETEST RATE OF MORE THAN 5% OVERTHE PAST 14 DAYS.THE CITY IS SEEING AN AVERAGE OF18 NEW DAILY CASES PER 100,000PEOPLE.THAT PUTS EVERETT IN THE REDZONE BY THE STATE’S COVID-19RISK STANDARDS.THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS TOO MAPEOPLE ARE IGNORING THE MANDATEON WEARING MASKS AND NOTGATHERING IN LARGE GROUPS.TODAY THE CITY IS TAKING DOWNBASKETBALL HOOPS AND CLOSINGDOWN PUBLIC PARKS ANDPLAYGROUNDS.
WBZ TV's Nick Emmons reports.
