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The health system has 75 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, including eight in critical care, Lauf said. All but one of the critical-care patients are unvaccinated.
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Free COVID-19 testing is expanding on Cape Cod, and public outcry helped prevent the Fairgrounds test site from closing.
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The site will offer free, drive-up PCR testing, with no appointment needed, said Sean O’Brien, director of health and environment for Barnstable County.
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Fresh concerns about the Omicron variant and the spike in COVID-19 cases affected local school districts Monday as schools reopened after the holiday break. One district saw about a third of students and teachers absent.
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On Martha's Vineyard, the Boards of Health together with Island Health Care created the website rapidtestmv.org, a website for patients to submit home-test results, so cases can be better tracked.
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Hospital officials issued a warning during its latest press conference
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Nantucket Cottage Hospital workers who have refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine are nearing their termination date, according to hospital spokesman James Lanza.
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The sampling is part of a federal program aimed at understanding the impact of the virus on the white-tail deer population.
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Local health officials are watching the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which was detected in the United States for the first time on Wednesday as cases spread around the world.
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The state collaborative have made over 2 million calls since the beginning of the pandemic