'Medium' COVID-19 risk: 8 deaths, 206 new cases on Cape Cod and Islands
Cape Cod Times
In the Feb. 9, 2023, weekly update, the state Department of Public Health reported that Barnstable County posted 193 new coronavirus cases. Dukes County (Martha's Vineyard) reported eight new coronavirus cases. Nantucket County had five.
The new case numbers represent a decrease in Barnstable County, which had 243 new cases, and Martha's Vineyard, which had nine new cases reported one week ago. New cases increased on Nantucket from two cases a week ago.
The state’s 14-day positivity rate of people who were tested for the virus was 8.40%, which is lower than a week ago (9.37%). The 14-day positivity rate for Barnstable County came in at 10.61%, lower than one week ago (11.12%), and 6.24% for Dukes and Nantucket counties, which is lower than one week ago (6.47%).
COVID hospitalizations on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis was treating nine patients with coronavirus, with none in the ICU. Falmouth Hospital reported five patients, with one in the ICU.
Barnstable County posted eight new deaths. There were no new deaths in Dukes and Nantucket counties.
COVID risk on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the County Community risk level in Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties is medium. The risk level helps convey how much COVID-19 is affecting a community using data on hospitalizations and cases.
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