The city manager said 833 cases are now linked to the Provincetown COVID-19 cluster

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The city manager said 833 cases are now linked to the Provincetown COVID-19 cluster

Updated: 11:36AM EDT Jul 28, 2021

The city manager said the number of positive cases linked to the COVID-19 cluster in Provincetown reported to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has risen to 833. Of those cases, 501 are Massachusetts residents, 210 of whom reside in Provincetown. City Manager Alex Morse said the remainder of the individuals who have tested positive reside in other states. Seven hospitalizations have been reported so far linked to the cluster — five in Massachusetts and two out of state. No deaths have been reported, and the number of cases reported is cumulative since July 1 and does not represent the number of people with active cases of COVID-19, or the number of cases currently being treated. On Tuesday, Morse said 765 cases had been identified as part of the Provincetown cluster. Provincetown officials on Sunday voted unanimously to re-establish the city’s indoor mask mandate, and face coverings are required in Provincetown for all workers and customers in indoor public spaces, except where an individual cannot wear a face covering due to a medical exam. condition or disability. Township officials said the mandate covers all indoor restaurants, theater or performance venues, bars, dance floors, accommodation, fitness centers, retail stores, personal services, offices or other public facilities, and food service establishment customers may only remove face coverings when seated. Customers of the performance venue may not remove face coverings except during actual eating and drinking, and customers of indoor bar and dance venues may not remove face coverings except when sitting at tables or sitting in the bar. Patrons standing or ordering in the pub should be hidden. Guests must wear masks on indoor dance floors, guests and staff must wear face coverings when inside the corridors and public areas, and fitness centers/health club personnel, clients and visitors are required to wear face coverings during fitness activity, including strenuous activity. Customers and personal service workers are required to wear face coverings, except for skin or beard care that occurs on the face; The customer may temporarily remove the face covering but must immediately put the face covering back on for the remainder of the visit All unvaccinated individuals, including children under 12 years old, are required to wear masks outdoors in crowded areas where social distancing cannot be achieved in places General indoors, according to CDC guidelines. Masks remain mandatory for all individuals in public and private transportation systems (including ride-sharing, oil-sharing, taxis, ferries, MBTA, railroads, and transit stations), in health care facilities and in other settings hosting at-risk populations, such as congregate care settings, Morse says COVID testing -19 daily will continue in the parking lot at the Veterans Memorial Community Center, located at 2 Mayflower St. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., until August 13th. The test is free and does not require an appointment. COVID-19 vaccines are also available at the Veterans Memorial Community Center testing site through August 6. Orse says the vaccination site offers the two-dose Pfizer mRNA vaccine and the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, and no appointment, ID or insurance is required. Additionally, Morse says city officials are working with Barnstable County officials to purchase and distribute 1,200 BinaxNOW at-home COVID-19 test kits to Provincetown businesses, residents and visitors. More tests will be made available as needed, according to Morse.

The city manager said the number of positive cases linked to the COVID-19 cluster in Provincetown reported to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has risen to 833.

Of those cases, 501 are Massachusetts residents, 210 of whom reside in Provincetown. The rest of the individuals who have tested positive for the virus reside in other states, Alex Morse, the city manager, said.

Seven hospitalizations have been reported so far linked to the cluster — five in Massachusetts and two out of state. No deaths have been reported.

Morse said the case number is cumulative since July 1 and does not represent the number of people with active cases of COVID-19, or the number of cases currently in hospital.

On Tuesday, Morse said 765 cases had been identified as part of the Provincetown cluster.

On Sunday, Provincetown officials voted unanimously to reinstate the town’s inner mask mandate.

Face coverings are required in Provincetown for all employees and customers in indoor public spaces, except where an individual is unable to wear a face covering due to a medical condition or disability.

Township officials said the mandate covers all indoor restaurants, theater or performance venues, bars, dance floors, residences, fitness centers, retail stores, personal services and offices or other public facilities.

Customers of a food service establishment may not remove their face coverings except when seated, customers in the performance venue may not remove their face coverings except when actual eating and drinking, and customers in the indoor pub and dance venue may not remove their face coverings except when sitting at tables or sitting at the bar. Patrons standing or ordering in the pub should be hidden. Guests must wear masks on indoor dance floors, guests and staff must wear face coverings when inside the corridors and public areas, and fitness centers/health club personnel, clients and visitors are required to wear face coverings during fitness activity, including strenuous activity. Customers and personal service workers are required to wear face coverings, except for skin or beard care that occurs on the face; The customer may temporarily remove the face covering but must immediately put the face covering back on for the remainder of the visit All unvaccinated individuals, including children under 12 years old, are required to wear masks outdoors in crowded areas where social distancing cannot be achieved in places General indoors, according to CDC guidelines. Masks remain mandatory for all individuals in public and private transportation systems (including ride-sharing, oil-sharing, taxis, ferries, MBTAs, railroads, and transit stations), in health care facilities and in other places hosting vulnerable populations, such as congregate care settings.

Morse says daily COVID-19 testing will continue in the parking lot of the Veterans Memorial Community Center, located at 2 Mayflower St. , from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until August 13. The test is free and does not require an appointment.

COVID-19 vaccines are also available at the Veterans Memorial Community Center testing site through August 6. The vaccination site offers the two-dose Pfizer mRNA vaccine and the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, Morse says, and no appointment, ID or insurance is required.

Additionally, Morse says city officials are working with Barnstable County officials to purchase and distribute 1,200 BinaxNOW at-home COVID-19 test kits to Provincetown businesses, residents and visitors. More tests will be made available as needed, according to Morse.

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