Coronavirus Coverage

The outbreak of COVID-19 in Provincetown directly informed a decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to tighten its mask guidance this week, the federal agency said in a report released Friday.

Though COVID-19 cases have reached 882 as of today, the daily increase is the smallest since the town began reporting the numbers, according to Provincetown Town Manager Alex Morse.

Recent research shows people living with HIV are more vulnerable to illness and death from COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean they’re contracting the coronavirus in higher numbers, according to Dan Gates, CEO of the AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod.

The tests are part of a regional effort to slow a surge in coronavirus cases that's predominantly centered around Provincetown.

The cluster of COVID-19 infections linked to Provincetown has grown to 765 cases, town and Barnstable County officials announced Tuesday. Many cases have occurred in people who are vaccinated, drawing special concern about the virulence of the Delta variant.

Health officials on the island say that about 2/3 of people testing positive at the local hospital are vaccinated. The unvaccinated have developed more serious symptoms.

Cape restaurants have been busy this summer, but finding help to take all those food and drink orders has been tough. CAI's Kathryn Eident checks in again with The West End to hear how the season has been going for the Hyannis-based restaurant.

The coronavirus caseload has nearly doubled again.

Provincetown has by far the highest test positivity rate in the state, after more than 250 tested positive in recent weeks.

Martha's Vineyard Hospital reports they have confirmed cases of the highly contagious variant, among a uptick in covid-19 cases.