Provincetown officials issue new guidance on masks in light of the COVID-19 outbreak

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Provincetown officials issued a new alert for masks Monday after more than 130 people, some of whom were fully vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 in cases linked to Cape Cod’s Fourth of July festivities. An emergency meeting held in Town Hall on Monday included updates on cases from City Manager Alex Morse, representatives of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and representatives of the Barnstable County Health Department, after which the city published a new public health advisory. He notes that 132 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified as of Friday, including 89 cases among Massachusetts residents. The new public health advisory is urging everyone to get vaccinated, isolate and get tested if they show symptoms. Places are also urging to enforce vaccination checks and suggest that everyone wear masks indoors when social distancing cannot be achieved. Unvaccinated individuals, including children, are required to wear masks indoors and when a distance of six feet outdoors cannot be maintained. Masks are also required on public transportation. Provincetown and health officials became aware of the outbreak, which included several advanced cases, after the Fourth of July holiday. Travis Dageni, who has been fully vaccinated, was in Provincetown for the weekend and said he started feeling symptoms of COVID-19 after returning to Boston. “As soon as I got back to Boston on Tuesday night, I started getting a rough, dry cough,” Dagenais said. Provincetown has a population of about 3,000 people throughout the year – and that number swells to 60,000 in the summer. Provincetown residents are fully vaccinated year-round and part-time.

Provincetown, Mass. –

Provincetown officials issued a new alert for masks Monday after more than 130 people, some of whom were fully vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 in cases linked to Cape Cod’s Fourth of July festivities.

An emergency meeting in Town Hall on Monday included updates on cases from City Manager Alex Morse, representatives of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and representatives of the Barnstable County Health Department.

After that meeting, the city published a new Public Health Advisory that notes that 132 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified as of Friday, including 89 cases among Massachusetts residents.

The new public health advisory is urging everyone to get vaccinated, isolate and get tested if they show symptoms. Places are also urging to enforce vaccination checks and suggest that everyone wear masks indoors when social distancing cannot be achieved.

Unvaccinated individuals, including children, are required to wear masks indoors and when a six-foot distance outdoors cannot be maintained, according to the advisory. Masks are also required on public transportation.

Provincetown and health officials became aware of the outbreak, which included several advanced cases, after the Fourth of July holiday.

Travis Dageni, who has been fully vaccinated, was in Provincetown for the weekend and said he started feeling symptoms of COVID-19 after returning to Boston.

“As soon as I got back to Boston on Tuesday night, I started getting a rough, dry cough,” Dagenais said.

Provincetown has a population of about 3,000 people year-round – and that number swells to 60,000 in the summer.

Nearly all of Provincetown’s year-round and part-time residents have been fully vaccinated, Morse said.

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