<p>The Island boards of health reported one new confirmed coronavirus case Sunday, bringing the Vineyard total to 25. As with the last confirmed case, the new case, a female in her 40s, had an antibody test that came back positive.
The Island boards of health reported one new confirmed coronavirus case Sunday, bringing the Vineyard total to 25.
As with the last confirmed case, the new case, a female in her 40s, had an antibody test that came back positive. The patient was known to the boards of health and is no longer ill, Tisbury health agent Maura Valley said in her daily report Sunday afternoon.
The hospital, which does not do serology, or antibody tests, does not include those test result numbers in its totals, which are restricted to laboratory confirmed infections.
As of Sunday morning the hospital had completed a total of 574 Covid-19 tests, with 23 positives, 550 negatives and one pending. Testing began in March when the outbreak began.
Statewide, there were 1,050 new cases reported Sunday, with 139 new deaths. A total of 4,979 people have died from the virus in the commonwealth. Massachusetts has a total of 77,793 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Mother’s Day on the Vineyard brought bright sunshine, gusty winds and chilly temperatures in one of the coldest springs in recent memory.
Islanders at home were busy watching their backyard feeders; a flurry of weekend reports included Baltimore orioles, Eastern bluebirds, barn swallows, northern gannets, brown thrashers, towhees and chipping sparrows.

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As antibody tests become more
Ed Cisek EdgartownAs antibody tests become more popular I question the wisdom of including positive antibody tests in the “confirmed case” category.
An antibody tests shows that someone had the virus, recovered and is (probably) immune.
The headlines of “new confirmed case” leads the reader to assume new infection and current community spread.
To get a better look at our island’s status in this pandemic it would be beneficial to have cases broken down into 1) positive 2) tested positive and recovered 3) antibody positive.
I agree that only cases
RN EdgartownI agree that only cases verified by a positive covid test should be included in case count. It is so misleading to the public. We aren't sure when covid cases actually appeared on the island. Maybe a lot of residents had it during the winter before tests started. We do have a lot of travelers living here.
I also believe you should break down the new cases and deaths in Massachusetts. Even though the last two days showed deaths in the 130s , both days there were more than 80 of those deaths in long term care facilities, therefore the general population is faring much better with 50+ deaths.
The governor has to let the island get safely back to business. We are not in dire straits like areas near Boston.
The number goes up again. Now
Gary AquinnahThe number goes up again. Now a possible 25 on MV? OK, how many of the so called 25 have recovered? The virus lasts an average of two weeks maybe. Some test positive but have NO symptoms. So, what is the count now? Always the worst in these articles, never anything positive.
I agree with ED, I too would
Jared ChappyI agree with ED, I too would like the cases broken down and reported to the public. Every headline these days is doom and gloom. Testing positive for the antibody, should be recorded as such, and not considered a new a case.
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