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In a sign of the times, Robert Delehanty s T-shirt showed support for mask-wearing and the Provincetown 400 celebration as he got tested for COVID-19 outside the Veterans Memorial Community Center in Provincetown on July 22.
The COVID-19 cluster in Provincetown may be slowing down.
Though cases have reached 882 as of today, the daily increase is the smallest since the town began reporting the numbers, according to Town Manager Alex Morse.
The overall tally of cases includes people who have already been released from isolation and recovered from the illness, not just those who are ill today.
Seven people have been hospitalized, including five in Massachusetts and two out of state.
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Provincetown implements indoor mask mandate after COVID-19 cluster grows to 551 cases
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Health officials sound alarm on surging COVID-19 cases
Every region across the country is now seeing an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations.Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images
Officials in Provincetown, Massachusetts, voted unanimously during an emergency town meeting Sunday night to reimplement the town’s indoor mask mandate, amidst rapidly rising COVID-19 infections and community spread
Since data was last updated last week, the cluster has grown to a cumulative total of at least 551 confirmed cases following a busy July Fourth weekend. Of these cases, 394 individuals are Massachusetts residents, 171 of whom reside in Provincetown, while the remaining individuals who tested positive reside in other states or jurisdictions.
Provincetown Re-Implements Mask Mandate After 551 Test Positive
Closed retail stores line the usually crowded Commercial Street, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Provincetown, Mass.
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Provincetown re-imposed a mask mandate after 551 people tested positive for COVID-19 in, and in connection with, the town.
The outbreak prompted the town’s Board of Health to hold an emergency meeting Sunday, where members voted to put the mandate back in place.
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The rise in the popular tourist destination’s cases was tied to Fourth of July festivities.
Nearly 70% of people who have since tested positive were fully vaccinated, according to Vaira Harik, a director with Barnstable County’s Department of Human Services.
Provincetown implements indoor mask order after COVID-19 cluster grows to 551 cases
Health officials sound alarm on surging COVID-19 cases
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Officials in Provincetown, Massachusetts, voted unanimously during an emergency town meeting Sunday night to reimplement the town’s indoor mask mandate, amidst rapidly rising COVID-19 infections and community spread
Since data was last updated last week, the cluster has grown to a cumulative total of at least 551 confirmed cases following a busy July Fourth weekend. Of these cases, 394 individuals are Massachusetts residents, 171 of whom reside in Provincetown, while the remaining individuals who tested positive reside in other states or jurisdictions.