COVID-19 update: 3 deaths, 349 new cases on Cape and Islands – Cape Cod Times

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There were 9,047 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, increasing the total number of cases to 1,878,650 since the pandemic began, the state Department of Public Health reported on Thursday.

In their weekly report, state officials also noted 1,293 new probable cases of coronavirus for a statewide total of 172,292.

As of Sept. 28, 245patients werehospitalized primarily with COVID-19-related illnesses, and 694total patients were hospitalized with the virus, the state agency reported.

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Forty-eight patients were in intensive care units (ICUs), and 13 patients were intubated.

Closer to home, in Thursday's weekly report, state health officials said Barnstable County posted 331new coronavirus cases, for a total of 44,193 since the pandemic started. Dukes County (Martha's Vineyard) reported 14new coronavirus cases, for a to-date total of 4,144. Nantucket County reported fournew cases, for a total of 3,739.

Case numbers are higher than last weeks report, which showed 317 new cases on the Cape and Islands.

The states 14-day positivity rate was 7.68%. The 14-day positivity rate for Barnstable County came in at 9.3%, and 4.96% for Dukes and Nantucket counties.

Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis was treating 21 patients with coronavirus, none in the ICU. Falmouth Hospital reported sixpatients, none of whomwerein the ICU. Marthas Vineyard Hospital had onepatient. Nantucket Cottage Hospital had no patients being treated for coronavirus.

State health officials said Thursday there were 41 new deaths statewide among people with confirmed cases of COVID-19, increasing the total deaths to 20,292 since the pandemic began.

There were 19 deaths statewide from probable cases of COVID-19. The number of deaths from probable cases is 1,414 in Massachusetts.

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Barnstable County posted three new deaths, the state agency reported. The total probable and confirmed deaths from COVID-19 is 660 in Barnstable County. There were no new deaths in Dukes and Nantucket counties combined, for a total fatality count of 22 since the pandemic began in March 2020.

The two-week COVID-19 case count, total case count and 14-day testing positivity rate for Cape Cod towns follows:

Barnstable (126; 11,360; 10.08%); Bourne (69; 4,204; 9.57%); Brewster (22; 1,727; 6.05%); Chatham (15; 1,035; 9.5%); Dennis (35; 2,747; 9.3%); Eastham (9; 600; 7.41%); Falmouth (81; 5,486; 7.63%); Harwich (17; 2,474; 7.95%); Mashpee (47; 3,066; 8.31%); Orleans (24; 934; 14.97%): Provincetown (less than five; 484; 1.64%); Sandwich (58; 4,166; 11.07%); Truro (less than five; 204; 5.56%); Wellfleet (five; 327; 7.94%) and Yarmouth (84; 5,379; 11.72%).

Contact Asad Jung at ajung@capecodonline.com. Follow him on Twitter: @asajungcct.

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