Cape Cod is in the middle of the biggest COVID-19 resurgence yet, with hundreds of new confirmed cases being reported on a daily basis and hospitalizations returning to near-peak levels.
As the holiday weekend arrives, hospitals in the region are at or near capacity in the midst of another COVID-19 wave and residents have been struggling to find test kits
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When it comes to exactly what towns should do when cyanobacteria is detected at their beaches, there are no set of state- or even county-issued protocols in place for local health officials to follow.
The state has a set of guidelines; however, how closely those guidelines are followed are left largely to the discretion of local health agents, unlike when E. coli is detected and beaches are legally required to be closed until those levels drop.
âThereâs a process and everybody adheres to it,â said Sandwich Health Agent David Mason of the E. coli requirements.
Having a protocol makes it easier to answer the phone and inform someone as to why a particular beach is closed. No such protocol exists when it comes to cyanobacteria, leaving things up to the interpretation of each town.
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