Coronavirus Coverage

The pause in administration of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines recommended by the federal government is affecting local clinics, including pop-up events intended to get hospitality workers vaccinated before the summer travel season.

With summer right around the corner, a spike in COVID-19 cases on the Islands is leading at least one community to think about whether Fourth of July festivities should happen.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe says its COVID-19 vaccination program is going well, and the tribe has offered vaccines to teachers in three neighboring communities.

Monday marked the official return to full-time, in-person learning for many students in local elementary schools. But with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases on Cape Cod, some districts are considering asking the state for a delay in the return of older students.

Cape Cod is on alert over a spike in COVID-19 cases that’s pushed Barnstable County to the highest infection rate in the state for the second straight week. And the rise in new cases comes just as local businesses are getting ready for an expected boom in summer tourism.

A COVID-19 vaccination site for seafood workers on the New Bedford waterfront is slated to open April 10th.

It's been more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported on Martha's Vineyard, but there has not been one single death reported from the fatal virus on the island.

Lifeguards will be restored this summer to two beaches on the Cape Cod National Seashore after they were eliminated last year because of factors related to the pandemic.

A spike in COVID-19 cases on the Mid-Cape has reached “outbreak” status, according to officials on the Cape’s COVID-19 task force.

Cases of COVID-19 are rising in Barnstable County after a decline from mid-February into early March. Meanwhile, dedicated vaccinations clinics are planned for teachers.