COVID update for Cape & Islands: Here's the latest on cases, hospitalizations, deaths

Asad Jung

Cape Cod Times

Massachusetts had 7,865 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, increasing the total number of cases to 1,894,995 since the pandemic began, the state Department of Public Health reported on Thursday. 

In their weekly report, state officials also noted 1,099 new probable cases of coronavirus for a statewide total of 174,853. 

As of Oct. 12,293 patients were primarily hospitalized with COVID-19-related illnesses and 856 total patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the state agency reported.

Seventy patients were in intensive care units, or ICUs, and 27 patients were intubated.

More:314 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths reported on Cape and Islands

Case numbers up for Cape & Islands

Closer to home, in Thursday's weekly report, state health officials said Barnstable County posted 335 new coronavirus cases, for a total of 44,826 since the pandemic started. Dukes County (Martha's Vineyard) reported 19 new coronavirus cases, for a to-date total of 4,171. Nantucket County reported three new cases, for a total of 3,750.

Case numbers are higher than last week’s report, which showed 314 new cases on the Cape and Islands. 

The state’s 14-day positivity rate was 7.87%. The 14-day positivity rate for Barnstable County came in at 10.75%, and 5.86% for Dukes and Nantucket counties.

Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis was treating 17 patients with coronavirus, none of whom were in the ICU. Falmouth Hospital reported eight patients, with none in the ICU. Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Nantucket Cottage Hospital had no patients being treated for coronavirus.

State health officials said Thursday there were 60 new deaths statewide among people with confirmed cases of COVID-19, increasing the total deaths to 20,401 since the pandemic began.

There were 10 deaths statewide from probable cases of COVID-19. The number of deaths from probable cases is 1,440 in Massachusetts.

What are COVID numbers for your town? 

Barnstable County posted no 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 (152; 11,503; 12.12%)
• Bourne (41; 4,251; 6.76%)
• Brewster (23; 1,743; 6.9%)
• Chatham (22; 1,054; 13.29%)
• Dennis (48; 2,799; 13.37%)
• Eastham (14; 615; 10.63%)
• Falmouth (83; 5,574; 8.42%)
• Harwich (38; 2,507; 14.01%)
• Mashpee (53; 3,116; 12.3%)
• Orleans (21; 955; 10.95%)
• Provincetown (less than five; 485; 1.59%)
• Sandwich (71; 4,238; 13.21%)
• Truro (less than five; 205; 11.11%)
• Wellfleet (less than five; 331; 4.05%)
• Yarmouth (78; 5,450; 11.99%)