Lab-confirmed cases fall in Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet

September 19, 2022 steven

Need a COVID test, vaccine or booster?

Outer Cape Health Services in Provincetown, Wellfleet and Harwich Port is offering vaccines and tests. Call 508-905-2888 to receive a vaccine or a test. Info: https://www.outercape.org/services/covid-information/

CVS pharmacies are offering vaccines, boosters and tests at https://www.cvs.com.

Stop & Shop grocery stores are offering in-store vaccinations at https://stopandshop.com/pages/in-store-vaccinations.

Wondering about monkeypox?

The state Department of Public Health announced 17 additional confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox in Massachusetts within the past seven days, bringing the total number of cases in the commonwealth to 364 residents, as of Sept. 15.

The state announced its first case of monkeypox on May 18. Info: https://www.mass.gov/monkeypox

Barnstable County operates a Community Health Helpline: call 774-330-3001 and leave a detailed message to receive a call from a public health nurse to assist with monkeypox (MPV) infection questions.

Outer Cape Health Services is offering information about monkeypox vaccines and eligibility. Info: https://www.outercape.org/2022/06/16/monkeypoxresourceinformation/

The town of Provincetown is providing information about monkeypox for residents and visitors. Info: http://ma-provincetown.civicplus.com/1420/Monkeypox-Information.

Online reporting of in-home positive COVID tests results sought

Provincetown, Truro and Wellfleet health departments are asking residents and visitors to record the results of any at-home COVID tests, to help public officials fully understand the spread of the virus in the communities. Results are confidential and anonymous.

If you currently reside or have been in Provincetown, Truro or Wellfleet during the past 14 days and have tested positive for COVID-19 using a home test kit (e.g., BinaxNOW, iHealth, QuickVue), fill out the form at https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/1364/COVID-19-Information-Page.

Provincetown COVID cases

From Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, the testing positivity rate for Provincetown was 8.77%, lower than last week, according to the state Department of Public Health database. The number of lab-confirmed positive cases in that time frame was five, slightly less than last week, according to the database. Results from at-home rapid tests are not reported on the state platform.

For more information, visit https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/1364/COVID-19-Information-Page.

Truro COVID cases

From Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, the testing positivity rate for Truro was 2.86%, lower than last week, according to the state database. The number of lab-confirmed positive cases reported in the state database in that time frame was less than five, same as last week. Results from at-home rapid tests are not reported on the state platform.

For more information, visit https://www.truro-ma.gov/.

Wellfleet COVID cases

From Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, the testing positivity rate for Wellfleet was 4.88%, lower than last week, according to the state database. The number of positive cases in that time frame was less than five, lower than last week. Results from at-home rapid tests are not reported on the state platform.