The city of Holyoke ordered the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside to close Tuesday, citing growing public health concerns connected to the spread of coronavirus.

The closure applies only to public access of the mall. It will remain open to staff and for deliveries.

Retail businesses that have exterior access at the mall and sell groceries, medical supplies, pet food or take-out food goods and have direct public access to the exterior of the structure can remain open given they keep occupancy to under 50 people.

The city declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, which will take effect Tuesday evening and remain active through the duration of the public health crisis.

The number of coronavirus cases increased statewide to 197 on Monday, a jump from 164 cases on Sunday.

Middlesex County, the most populated county in Massachusetts, has the most cases, with 83. Norfolk and Suffolk Counties both reporting 36 cases. In the Berkshires, 11 cases are reported. Eight cases were reported in Essex County, six in Worcester, three in Plymouth County, two in Bristol and one in Barnstable and Hampden Counties. 10 cases were not tied to a specific Massachusetts counties.

The majority of cases - 100 - are tied to the Biogen conference in Boston last month. Community spread was behind 28 cases and 18 are travel related. The connection to 51 cases remain under investigation.

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