314 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths reported on Cape and Islands

 Assad Jung Cape Cod Times 

Published Oct. 8, 2022

There were 8,480 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Massachusetts, increasing the total number of cases to 1,887,130 since the pandemic began, the state Department of Public Health reported on Thursday.     

In their weekly report, state officials also noted 1,462 new probable cases of coronavirus for a statewide total of 173,754.     

As of Oct 5, 227 patients were primarily hospitalized with COVID-19-related illnesses and 758 total patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the state agency reported.   

Seventy-two patients were in intensive care units, or ICUs, and 22 patients were intubated.

Barnstable County sees 298 coronavirus cases

Closer to home, in Thursday's weekly report, state health officials said Barnstable County posted 298 new coronavirus cases, for a total of 44,491 since the pandemic started. Dukes County (Martha's Vineyard) reported eight new coronavirus cases, for a to-date total of 4,152. Nantucket County reported eight new cases as well, for a total of 3,747.    

The state’s 14-day positivity rate was 7.82%. The 14-day positivity rate for Barnstable County came in at 10.05%, and 5.24% for Dukes and Nantucket counties.     

Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis was treating 18 patients with coronavirus, two who were in the ICU. Falmouth Hospital reported nine patients, with one patient in the ICU. Martha’s Vineyard Hospital had no patients. Nantucket Cottage Hospital had no patients being treated for coronavirus.  

State health officials said Thursday there were 49 new deaths statewide among people with confirmed cases of COVID-19, increasing the total deaths to 20,341 since the pandemic began.      

There were 16 deaths statewide from probable cases of COVID-19. The number of deaths from probable cases is 1,430 in Massachusetts.     

Barnstable County posted no new deaths, the state agency reported. The total probable and confirmed deaths from COVID-19 is 660 in Barnstable County. There were no new deaths in Dukes and Nantucket counties combined, for a total fatality count of 22 since the pandemic began in March 2020.        

What are case counts around the Cape?

The two-week COVID-19 case count, total case count and 14-day testing positivity rate for Cape Cod towns follows:         

Barnstable (135; 11,435; 10.72%); Bourne (56; 4,227; 8.23%); Brewster (29; 1,739; 6.72%); Chatham (23; 1,051; 12.97%); Dennis (37; 2,764; 10.49%); Eastham (15; 609; 11.11%); Falmouth (68; 5,512; 6.82%); Harwich (30; 2,489; 13.13%); Mashpee (53; 3,090; 10.49%); Orleans (23; 941; 13.4%): Provincetown (less than five; 485; 2.13%); Sandwich (66; 4,198; 12.25%); Truro (five; 205; 11.36%); Wellfleet (less than five; 328; 6.25%) and Yarmouth (86; 5,418; 12.42%).