Martha’s Vineyard officially passed the 100-case count for total coronavirus patients on Friday, with Island health officials recording two new positive Covid-19 patients.
Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Tuesday a further easing of coronavirus restrictions in low-risk communities throughout the commonwealth, loosening indoor and outdoor gathering requirements and allowing performance venues, gyms, libraries and museums to increase capacity.
Nantucket has experienced a surge in coronavirus case numbers since Labor Day, with nearly 50 cases reported this month and 19 in the past four days — many of them contact-traced back to large gatherings.
TestMV reported one new case of Covid-19 on Tuesday, as the Island inches toward 100 total coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Nantucket has continued to see new cases climb.
The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reported one new case of coronavirus on the Island Friday, while Nantucket, which has had a spike in cases, was labeled red by the state.
Island boards of health reported one new case of Covid-19 on Monday, bringing the Vineyard’s total coronavirus caseload to 96 as Nantucket continued to see a spike in cases.
TestMV reported two new coronavirus cases on the Island Friday, bringing the total case count to four this week after a 10-day lull coming into September.
Island boards of health reported two new coronavirus cases over Labor Day weekend — breaking a weeklong caseless streak and marking the first new cases in September.
TestMV reported one new case of Covid-19 Wednesday, marking the 13th total case on the Island this August as hospital officials planned for a changed — and potentially busier — fall season.
