Barnstable Coronavirus Rates Rise As State Sees Decline

BARNSTABLE, MA — Barnstable's positive coronavirus test rate is rising, even as numbers statewide continue to improve, according to the latest municipal-level data released by the Department of Public Health Thursday.

The positive test rate in Barnstable was 22.81 percent, which is well above the statewide rate of 15.03 percent over the same period.

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The town had 1,207 cases in the last two weeks, or 192.6 daily cases per 100,000 residents.

Both the positive rate and the case total increased from last week's report.

The state also reported that Barnstable has 81.1 percent of its residents fully vaccinated, up slightly from the previous week, but the real difference came with how many more residents got the booster. Almost 40 percent of Barnstable residents have gotten the booster, a two percent increase from the previous week.