covid-19

A late-summer uptick in COVID-19 cases on Martha’s Vineyard has subsided, according to staff at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. But with colder weather upon us, and the start of the holiday season just weeks away, they recommend getting vaccinated for influenza and other viruses soon.

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.

The state has released new COVID-19 data on vaccinations in every Massachusetts town and zip code, broken down by age, sex, and race and ethnicity.The numbers offer a fresh way to examine vaccine equity.

Many restaurants and hotel owners on the Cape and throughout the country thought their business interruption insurance would help them survive the months they had to be closed, or operating at restricted capacity. But that hasn't been the case; insurance companies have denied most, if not all, business interruption claims.

New state guidelines went into effect Monday allowing restaurants to serve at 100 percent capacity — if they can keep tables six feet apart or separated by a barrier. For some, a bigger change is coming in three weeks.

A large-scale COVID-19 vaccination site could open as early as next week in the gymnasium at Cape Cod Community College.

A COVID-19 mass vaccination site opened in Dartmouth on Wednesday, and patients said their appointments went smoothly.

Officials on Cape Cod say the allocation of COVID-19 vaccine should be based on the Cape’s high proportion of people over 65, not the general population,…

Ninety-two Cape Cod officials — legislators, members of town boards, and others — have signed a letter imploring Gov. Charlie Baker to open a mass…

Wednesday’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Cape Cod Melody Tent was flooded with traffic and had to stay open two hours late to finish all the…