12 deaths, 275 new COVID-19 cases on Cape and Islands

12 deaths, 275 new COVID-19 cases on Cape and Islands

Mary Ann Bragg 

Published Dec 17, 2022 

There were 8,931 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, increasing the total number of cases to 1,950,694 since the pandemic began, the state Department of Public Health reported on Thursday.     

In their weekly report, state officials also noted 1,466 new probable cases of coronavirus for a statewide total of 183,406 in that category.     

As of Dec. 6, 255 patients were primarily hospitalized with COVID-19-related illnesses, and 856 total patients were hospitalized with COVID-19, the state agency reported.   

Results from at-home rapid tests are not reported on the state platform.

Ninety-one patients were in intensive care units, or ICUs, and 30 patients were intubated.    

Closer to home, in Thursday's weekly report, state health officials said Barnstable County posted 232 new coronavirus cases, for a total of 46,796 since the pandemic started. Dukes County (Martha's Vineyard) reported 16 new coronavirus cases, for a to-date total of 4,276. Nantucket County reported 27 new cases for a total of 3,831.

The state’s 14-day positivity rate was 8.19%. The 14-day positivity rate for Barnstable County came in at 9.09%, and 6.74% for Dukes and Nantucket counties.     

State health officials said Thursday there were 81 new deaths statewide among people with confirmed cases of COVID-19, increasing the total number of deaths to 21,053 since the pandemic began.

There were 28 deaths statewide from probable cases of COVID-19. The number of deaths from probable cases is 1,630 in Massachusetts.     

Barnstable County posted 12 new deaths, the state agency reported. The total number of probable and confirmed deaths from COVID-19 is 710 in Barnstable County. There were no new deaths in Dukes and Nantucket counties combined, for a total fatality count of 23 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 (131; 11,984; 11.15%); Bourne (45; 4,432; 8.33%); Brewster (31; 1,829; 11.4%); Chatham (12; 1,106; 8%); Dennis (34; 2,931; 9.22%); Eastham (8; 648; 8.2%); Falmouth (78; 5,860; 7.35%); Harwich (29; 2,610; 10.98%); Mashpee (22; 3,239; 6.39%); Orleans (15; 1,011; 8.47%): Provincetown (less than five; 499; 6.82%); Sandwich (31; 4,387; 6.24%); Truro (five; 217; 8.2%); Wellfleet (less than five; 342; 4.11%) and Yarmouth (64; 5,701; 11.81%).