Since the pandemic began, the state has had 671,644 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Two new deaths caused by COVID-19 were reported in Barnstable County over the course of the last two weeks. There were no new deaths reported in Dukes (Martha's Vineyard) and Nantucket counties last week. Barnstable County had 31 newly confirmed cases of coronavirus Thursday for a total of 14,473 since last March. Dukes County had no new cases Thursday for a total of 1,437. Nantucket County saw 16 new cases over the past week and has had a total of 1,565 coronavirus cases. The state Department of Public Health said that 176 people in Massachusetts were hospitalized with COVID-19, including 39 patients in intensive care units, 17 of whom were intubated.