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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%. ....
Cape health officials say a perfect storm of variants and pandemic fatigue contributed to a third wave of COVID-19 cases that filled area hospital beds and closed the doors of the Cape s largest school system for over a week this spring. By mid-March, the towns of Barnstable and Yarmouth had the highest positivity rates in the state. At one point Barnstable s positivity rate was 10.20% , more than five times the state average. Areas of the Cape continue to remain in the state s highest-risk red zone. While case numbers are dropping, Cape officials fear next week s April school vacation week will create another surge as families travel and visit with friends and relatives. ....