Weekly COVID-19 update 3/04/21

Editor’s note: Today’s report was delayed due to the state having trouble with their website.

CAPE COD – News: Clinics open for registration on Friday, March 5 at 12:00 PM

March 4, 2021 – Barnstable, MA. | The Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment announced today that on Friday, March 5, 2021 at 12:00 PM, the following single-dose vaccine clinics will be posted, and will be searchable and OPEN FOR APPOINTMENTS at www.maimmunizations.org

COVID 19 Vaccine Clinic Dates: Tuesday 3/9 and Thursday 3/11

Address: Cape Cod Community College, 2240 Iyannough Rd, West Barnstable, MA 02668

Number of doses available at each clinic: 600 (total 1200)

Time: 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Type of Vaccine: Johnson and Johnson – only single dose required

Directions: see Google Maps

Go to the main entrance at Cape Cod Community College and you will be given further instructions. See a campus map at https://www.capecod.edu/…/cont…/documents/campus-map.pdf

These clinics are available for those who meet the following criteria: Phase 1, individuals age 75 and older, individuals age 65-74, individuals with 2+ certain medical conditions, and residents and staff of low income and affordable senior housing. Please note that early education, childcare workers, and K-12 workers are not eligible to schedule appointments until March 11, 2021, and therefore not eligible to register for these clinics on March 9 and March 11. This group will be able to register for future clinics starting on March 11.

These clinics are not offered to caregivers who accompany someone age 75 or older. Those who fall into this category should make an appointment at a mass vaccination site with the person you are accompanying.

These clinics are not drive-thru clinics and will be held in the gymnasium at the college. Clinics at CCCC are wheelchair accessible with staff available to provide assistance if necessary.

Please arrive no more than 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment.

Registration Tip: When going to www.maimmunizations.org, scroll down until you see this clinic listed. We advise that you do not type in the date or any other parameters in the search.

These clinics are organized by Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment and are separate from clinics offered by Cape Cod Healthcare.

Barnstable County is a member of the Cape Cod COVID-19 Vaccine Consortium, comprised of Cape Cod Healthcare, Barnstable County, Cape Cod Delegation, the towns and community health centers of Cape Cod, with support from Cape Cod Community College, which has established a large-scale vaccination site at the Cape Cod Community College gymnasium. Two entities, Cape Cod Healthcare and Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment are operating vaccination clinics at Cape Cod Community College independently of one another as of March 1.

Latest data: The Massachusetts state death toll from COVID-19 rose to 15.967. There were 253 new cases of COVID-19 in Barnstable County bringing the total since the pandemic began to 10.359. There were 10 new deaths from COVID-19 in Barnstable County bringing the death toll on Cape Cod to 414.

Hospitalization in Southeast Massachusetts is at 82.4%. ICU capacity in Southeast Massachusetts is at 60%.

Click here to read the entire weekly in depth MassDPH report.

The latest state report shows
Barnstable, Bourne, Dennis, Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich, Yarmouth are yellow (medium risk)
Brewster, Eastham, Harwich, Orleans are green (low risk)
Chatham, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet are grey (nil)

Local updates: Provincetown reports 3 active cases up from 0 last week. Barnstable reports 136 new cases in the 14 days preceding February 26th. Falmouth reports 513 new cases between December 25th, 2020 and February 26th, 2021.