The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital confirmed Wednesday that it had admitted its first patient for treatment from Covid-19, as cases of the coronavirus statewide rocketed upward.

Leaders at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital said Wednesday morning they expect to see the first positive case of Covid-19 on the Island within a matter of days.

The pace of cancellations has quickened and Island agencies and businesses are announcing new rules aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19.

Edgartown residents Tom and Dianne Durawa, who were marooned at sea for weeks aboard the MS Westerdam cruise ship, are under public health supervision.

A red ribbon was cut Wednesday morning, marking the completion of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital’s new wing.

On Monday, a small red house on the campus of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital begins operating as the Peer Recovery Support Center.

With growing global concern over the coronavirus, Island health officials are bracing for another historic year for a more familiar virus: the flu.

Dr. Barbara Krause, who had been a member of the hospital primary care team, died Sunday at the age of 64, the hospital said in a statement released Monday. Dr. Krause had just returned from a family vacation in Florida. She had practiced medicine at the hospital since 2016.

Leaders from the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital came before the Edgartown selectmen Monday to update the board on their substantial building project.

Faced with steep financial losses and the threat of closure at Windemere, the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has made an offer on a 26-acre property in Edgartown for a new senior living community.