The Provincetown town manager reports the Cape Cod town is aware of a handful of positive COVID-19 cases over the past few days being reported from people who spent time there during the Fourth of July holiday. “We are in touch with the Health Department and Outer Cape Health Services and are closely monitoring the data,” town manager Alex Morse said in a statement to WCVB. Morse said a number of the cases being reported were breakthrough cases, which are individuals who test positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. “When vaccinated, the symptoms are less severe and much more manageable,” Morse said. The town manager wouldn’t say how many cases they’ve seen, but they have called in a mobile testing unit, scheduled to arrive to town Wednesday.The news comes as both Provincetown and Cape Cod see a surge in visitors for the summer season. Some businesses require proof of vaccination before entering, and more are planning to follow suit. “One of the largest venues in town for example, the Boatslip, that has as daily Tea Dance, they require proof of vaccination,” Morse says.Morse said nearly all of Provincetown’s year-round and part-time residents are fully vaccinated.”We never expected COVID to completely vanish. We have to do our best to manage it,” Morse said. “Vaccinations, better treatment, and more research since last year have put us in a better position to do just that.”Morse said the town encourages people to make decisions that feel right for them.”We have a lot of visitors in town, and given the volume, it’s inevitable that cases will continue to pop up over the summer,” Morse wrote.
The Provincetown town manager reports the Cape Cod town is aware of a handful of positive COVID-19 cases over the past few days being reported from people who spent time there during the Fourth of July holiday.
“We are in touch with the Health Department and Outer Cape Health Services and are closely monitoring the data,” town manager Alex Morse said in a statement to WCVB.
Morse said a number of the cases being reported were breakthrough cases, which are individuals who test positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated.
“When vaccinated, the symptoms are less severe and much more manageable,” Morse said.
The town manager wouldn’t say how many cases they’ve seen, but they have called in a mobile testing unit, scheduled to arrive to town Wednesday.
The news comes as both Provincetown and Cape Cod see a surge in visitors for the summer season.
Some businesses require proof of vaccination before entering, and more are planning to follow suit.
“One of the largest venues in town for example, the Boatslip, that has as daily Tea Dance, they require proof of vaccination,” Morse says.
Morse said nearly all of Provincetown’s year-round and part-time residents are fully vaccinated.
“We never expected COVID to completely vanish. We have to do our best to manage it,” Morse said. “Vaccinations, better treatment, and more research since last year have put us in a better position to do just that.”
Morse said the town encourages people to make decisions that feel right for them.
“We have a lot of visitors in town, and given the volume, it’s inevitable that cases will continue to pop up over the summer,” Morse wrote.