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Coronavirus Cases Grow In Barnstable For 2nd Straight Week
Barnstable was among the quarter of Massachusetts communities that saw a rise in positive coronavirus cases over the last 14 days.
BARNSTABLE, MA — Barnstable was among the quarter of Massachusetts communities that saw a rise in positive coronavirus cases over the last 14 days. This was the second straight week that showed a trend of increasing numbers in Barnstable.
Over the past two weeks, 17 people tested positive for the virus out of the 964 who were tested, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Public Health.
That's a positive test rate of 1.85 percent. That's below the 2 percent safety threshold, but it was the second straight week the test rate has rose. On July 15, the positive test rate for Barnstable was .81 percent.
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As of Wednesday, 391 Barnstable residents have tested positive for the virus.
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