CAPE COD – The statewide death toll from COVID-19 spiked with 33 deaths in the past 24 hours bringing the statewide total to 89. None of the latest deaths were from Barnstable County. There are 191 cases on Cape Cod. Falmouth reported on Monday they had 24 cases. In their daily report, Provincetown reported 14 active cases and noted 5 others were considered recovered and removed from quarantine. Hyannis reported 29 cases as of this morning.
Officals in Yarmouth have reported 14 cases of COVID-19 and one death. One of the active cases is Yarmouth Police Officer Nicholas Giammarco who revealed on social media that he has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Yarmouth Police Chief Frank Frederickson says Giammarco had not been on patrol recently and there is no threat to other officers or the public. In a candid video posted on his Facebook page, Giammarco describes how despite his best efforts he still caught the disease and pleads for people to heed advice and STAY HOME:
