In a shift, the comprehensive coronavirus testing site TestMV will now be allowing online and same-day registration for patients, according to a press release from testing officials.
Since the pandemic began, Martha’s Vineyard has tested 6,579 residents for the virus, more than any town on the Cape, including Barnstable, despite having a much smaller population.
A recent jump in Island coronavirus cases continued on Thursday, with health agents reporting two more positive tests — marking four new cases in the last two days and five since the Fourth of July.
Island health officials reported one new positive coronavirus patient from the TestMV site and two more who had tested positive for viral antibodies.
Island health agents reported a new coronavirus case on Monday, bringing the Vineyard’s total Covid-19 case-count to 49 since the outbreak began in mid-March.
TestMV, the comprehensive coronavirus testing site at Martha’s Vineyard High School, saw its first positive Covid-19 result on Wednesday.