Since the pandemic began, there have been 642,036 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.
There were no new deaths caused by COVID-19 reported in Barnstable County on Tuesday. Since March 2020, 461 people with COVID-19 on Cape Cod have died.
There were no new deaths reported in Dukes and Nantucket counties. The state reported a total of five deaths between the two counties since March 2020.
Barnstable County on Cape Cod had 14 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Tuesday for a total of 13,448 since last March.
Dukes County on Martha s Vineyard had one new case Tuesday for a total of 1,246 to date. Nantucket County, which has had 1,474 coronavirus cases, had no new cases reported Tuesday.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 641,211 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.
There were no new deaths caused by COVID-19 reported in Barnstable County on Monday. Since March 2020, 461 people with COVID-19 on Cape Cod have died.
There were no new deaths reported in Dukes and Nantucket counties. The state reported a total of five deaths between the two counties since March 2020.
Barnstable County on Cape Cod had 17 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Saturday for a total of 13,434 since last March.
Dukes County on Martha s Vineyard had 10 new cases Monday for a total of 1,245 to date. Nantucket County, which has had 1,474 coronavirus cases, had three new cases reported Monday.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 639,314 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.
There were two deaths caused by COVID-19 reported in Barnstable County on Saturday. Since March 2020, 461 people with COVID-19 on Cape Cod have died.
There was also a death reported in Dukes and Nantucket County. The state does not separate the total amount of deaths between the two counties. As of Saturday, the state reported a total of five deaths.
Barnstable County on Cape Cod had 26 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Saturday for a total of 13,387 since last March.
Dukes County on Martha s Vineyard had seven new cases Saturday for a total of 1,230 to date. Nantucket County, which has had 1,468 coronavirus cases, had six new cases reported Saturday.
The state s weekly municipal COVID-19 report showed a lower case count in the past two-week span, with the majority of towns moving out of the state’s red zone.
However, higher virus positivity rates have been seen on the Islands, with Nantucket and three towns on Martha’s Vineyard being reported in the red zone. The town of Edgartown had the highest positivity rate at 10.13%, with 57 newly reported cases over the past two weeks.
On the Cape, the town of Yarmouth has the highest positive rate of 7.11%, with 118 new cases, and remained in the red zone. The town of Barnstable, which has had the highest number of new cases over the past few weeks, has been downgraded from the red to yellow zone, with 145 new cases and a positivity rate of 4.55%.
A COVID-19 warning on display at the Nantucket Steamship Authority terminal on April 25, 2020 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Leaders in Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket are worried the islands don t have enough vaccine for residents, especially with the population expected to swell this summer.
Cape Cod officials are encouraged by the region s progress toward vaccinating its most vulnerable populations, but with eligibility now open to all adults, they worry that the islands will fall behind.
Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket are more reliant on the stream of doses the Baker administration allocates, with neither island home to a retail pharmacy in the federal vaccination program and every mass vaccination site a ferry ride and a drive away.