Vermont health officials urge visitors to Provincetown to get tested for COVID-19

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The Vermont Department of Health is urging anyone who visited Provincetown, Massachusetts, this month to get tested for COVID-19 after a cluster of cases were linked to the community. VIDEO: Latest COVID-19 case updates from across the region In a press release Wednesday, city and surrounding county health officials said more than 250 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to the Cape Cod community. Testing shows fewer than 10 cases in Vermont are linked to travel to the area. “We urge Vermonters and others who have traveled or are associated with people who traveled to Provincetown in July to get tested for COVID-19,” a statement from the state Department of Health said. “Taking a test is the only way to know if you have COVID-19 or not.” Vermont health officials said the notice applies to all visitors, regardless of vaccination status. The state is still offering free COVID-19 tests, including some appointments, at a number of locations across the state, and nearly 190 Massachusetts residents have been infected after visiting the city. The state’s number of infected residents has prompted Boston health officials to recommend immediate testing and self-isolation for any recent visitors.

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The Vermont Department of Health is urging anyone who visited Provincetown, Massachusetts, this month to get tested for COVID-19 after a cluster of cases were linked to the community.

Video: Latest COVID-19 status updates from across the region

In a news release Wednesday, health officials in the surrounding city and county said more than 250 cases of COVID-19 have been linked again to the Cape Cod community. Testing shows fewer than 10 cases in Vermont are linked to travel to the area.

“We urge Vermonters and others who have traveled or are associated with people who traveled to Provincetown in July to get tested for COVID-19,” a statement from the state Department of Health said. “Taking a test is the only way to know if you have COVID-19 or not.”

Vermont health officials said the notice applies to all visitors, regardless of vaccination status. The state still offers free COVID-19 tests, including some appointments at a number of locations across the state.

Nearly 190 Massachusetts residents were infected after visiting the city. The state’s number of infected residents has prompted Boston health officials to recommend immediate testing and self-isolation for any recent visitors.

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