Category: HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT

3/17/22 | Health Officials Emphasize Continued Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination, Boosters, and Testing

March 17, 2022 (Barnstable, MA) – While Barnstable County continues to experience an overall decline in COVID-19 case numbers as reported by the MA Department of Public Health, officials advise that […]

1/6/22 | Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment Issues Advisory As COVID-19 Cases Continue Post-Holiday Surge

Recent COVID-19 PCR test results at County test sites and at Cape Cod Healthcare are showing percentage positivity of 20% and higher. January 6, 2022 (Barnstable, MA) – Barnstable County continues to […]

Calendar of Events: Testing and Vaccination Clinics

COVID-19 Testing Opportunities in Barnstable County

PCR Testing Clinics in Barnstable County Orleans DPW Barnstable County continues to offer free PCR testing at the Orleans DPW on Tuesdays, from 9 AM to 10:30 AM. County officials […]

Vaccination Clinics in Barnstable County

Updated March 3/4/2022 Barnstable County Clinic at the Harborview Conference Room Barnstable County will continue to offer its weekly vaccine clinics at the Harborview Conference Room in the Barnstable County […]

12/21/21 | Mask Advisory Issued for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated MA Residents

Effective December 21, 2021: In response to the spread of the Delta variant and the emerging Omicron variant, the Department of Public Health now advises that all residents, regardless of vaccination […]

Breakthrough Case Review Finds 97% of COVID-19 Cases in Vaccinated Individuals Do Not Result in Severe Illness

Today, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released a review of breakthrough COVID-19 cases in vaccinated Massachusetts residents and found nearly 97% of all breakthrough cases in the Commonwealth have not resulted in hospitalization or death.

Status of COVID-19 Home Rapid Antigen Test Kits in Barnstable County

The home test kits have already been distributed in four Barnstable County towns that were determined by the Commonwealth to have the greatest number of residents with financial need: Barnstable, Dennis, Eastham and Orleans

Limited Availability for Walk-ins at Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Due to High Demand

Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment has announced that its next two COVID-19 vaccine clinics, scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 2nd and Thursday, December 9th are now FULL.