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More Covid-related deaths in Dartmouth as cases climb

Covid-19 is once again claiming lives in Dartmouth, as the town has reported eight more virus-related deaths this week and 29 new positive cases. It marks the first time since mid-June that the town has reported residents dying from the illness...

UMass Dartmouth sees surge in Covid cases

UMass Dartmouth saw a surge in Covid-19 cases last week as total case numbers jumped 64% with 16 new cases Oct. 13-16, up from zero new cases the previous week, data released by the university shows. The university has seen 41 coronavirus cases so...
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Dartmouth remains in the red as state reports more Covid cases

Dartmouth remains firmly in the red for Covid-19 cases as the state released a weekly report on Oct. 14 showing a higher average daily incidence rate than the previous week. According to Massachusetts data, over the past two weeks the town has seen...

Town Covid cases down slightly this week

Just after the state put Dartmouth in the red — or at “higher risk” for the virus — Covid-19 cases are down slightly this week, according to new numbers released by the town’s Board of Health. Data released by the Board of Health on Oct. 9 shows...

Dartmouth in the red for Covid cases, state data shows

Dartmouth is now a Covid-19 hotspot in Massachusetts, as state coronavirus data released on Oct. 7 listed the town “in the red” — meaning with a Covid-positive rate of more than eight per 100,000 people, it is in danger of being designated a “higher...

Dartmouth High community member tests positive for virus

Officials have long said they expected a member of Dartmouth’s school community to test positive for Covid-19 at some point — and even before in-person classes start in earnest for elementary students on Oct. 5, that expectation is now a reality. In...

Seven UMass students test positive for Covid after rink incident

Seven UMass Dartmouth commuter students living in New Bedford have tested positive for Covid-19 this week after renting ice time at the city’s Hetland Arena rink to practice hockey on their own, according to university officials. The students...

Dartmouth sees uptick in Covid cases in the last week

After a summer of low coronavirus numbers, it seems the uptick in Covid cases affecting much of the rest of the country has finally made its way to Dartmouth. In a statement published Sept. 25, the Board of Health revealed that there have been 18...

Students test positive for Covid at UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth reports that since the start of the semester on Sept. 1, four students have tested positive for Covid-19 — with three of those testing positive in the past week. A total of 3290 students have been tested thus far, giving a rate of...

Town Covid-19 cases remain low through August

As the number of coronavirus cases surpassed six million nationwide at the end of August, new Dartmouth cases have remained low through the summer with just four in the week ending Aug. 28, according to data provided by the town’s board of health...

Sheriff’s office reports no new covid cases since July 10

Bristol County correctional facilities are now covid-free. The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office announced announced Friday that since July 10, no staff members, county inmates or ICE detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and that...

Town Covid-19 cases down to just three this week

As the number of coronavirus cases continues to spike across the country, new Dartmouth cases are down to just three in the past week, according to data provided by the town’s Board of Health. This is down from 12 new cases the week before. The town...

As Covid-19 surges across US, Dartmouth cases remain low

As the number of coronavirus cases surges in states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona, new Dartmouth cases remain relatively low, increasing slightly to 12 in the past week. This is up from just seven new cases the week before, according to data...

Number of new Covid-19 cases down to single digits

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in town have reached the single digits again, as new Board of Health data released June 19 show just 7 new confirmed cases in the past week — the lowest number of new cases since the height of the surge earlier...

Covid-19 trends downward with just 14 new cases this week

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - June 12 Covid-19 data. Image courtesy: Dartmouth Board of Health
Dartmouth’s Covid-19 cases keep trending downward as new Board of Health data released June 12 show just 14 new confirmed cases in the past week — the lowest number of new cases since the height of the surge earlier this spring. The town has now...

Autumn Glen has seen 14 Covid cases during pandemic

The Autumn Glen assisted living facility on Cross Road has had a total of fourteen staff and residents test positive for Covid-19 since the first two staff members came down with the virus in late April. Dartmouth’s assisted living facilities and...

Town Covid cases rise to 371

Coronavirus cases in Dartmouth keep climbing as the town has seen 371 confirmed cases of the virus and 34 Covid-related deaths as of June 5 , according to the town’s Board of Health. A breakdown of the numbers shows that nearly 51 percent of the...

Thirteen more Covid cases at Dartmouth jail in the past week

Six Bristol County Sheriff's Office staff members and seven county inmates have tested positive for Covid-19 since May 28, according to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. The new cases bring the total to 40 staff members and 39 county inmates who...

Challenge for emergency daycares as businesses reopen

Sally Belanger and some of the kids at her daycare in Dartmouth. Photo courtesy: Sally Belanger/Facebook
As Dartmouth businesses slowly start to reopen their doors, the town’s daycare facilities may not have the capacity to care for children whose parents are finally getting back to work. Child care provider Sally Belanger of Sal’s Pals on Reed Road,...

Fifteen more Covid cases this week at Dartmouth jail

Seven staff members and eight county inmates at the Bristol County House of Correction have tested positive for Covid-19 since May 21, according to a press release from the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. Earlier this month, the Faunce Corner Road...

Brandon Woods Covid outbreak wanes, leaving 22 dead

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - Brandon Woods in Dartmouth’s Bliss Corner neighborhood
Brandon Woods still has 10-30 cases of Covid-19 in the aftermath of an outbreak that left 22 residents dead, according to data released yesterday by the state. During the height of the outbreak in late April , the Bliss Corner nursing home saw...

UMass Dartmouth surge hospital to close

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - The field hospital partitions and cots were set up in mid-April. Photo by: Kate Robinson
After admitting no patients, the Southcoast Health coronavirus surge hospital at UMass Dartmouth will soon be closed, according to a May 26 university press release. Built in partnership with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and located...

Town Covid cases break 300 with more than 30 deaths

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As of May 22, Dartmouth has seen 306 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 31 Covid-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to the town’s Board of Health. Nearly 47 percent of the cases are in congregate living facilities, including...

Outbreak continues at county jail with 25 more cases

Ten Bristol County Sheriff's Office staff members and 15 county inmates have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past nine days, according to a May 21 press release from the Sheriff’s Office. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases at the...

Businesses scramble to reopen safely after Governor’s announcement

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Dartmouth businesses are still figuring out reopening plans as Governor Charlie Baker announced more detailed guidelines to reopen the state at a press conference on Monday. The guidelines are part of a four-phase plan to bring the state to an...

First Covid case at Cedar Dell as town’s virus death toll climbs to 29

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A staff member at Cedar Dell assisted living facility tested positive for coronavirus this week as the number of Covid-19 cases in Dartmouth hit 275 on May 15, with 29 deaths in town, according to a Board of Health press release. Just under half of...

Outbreak at Dartmouth jail with 15 new cases this week

Eight inmates, six staff members, and one federal immigrations detainee at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week, according to a May 12 press release. There have now been 28 confirmed cases of...

Rate of Covid-19 infections slowing in Dartmouth

The rate of new coronavirus cases in Dartmouth appears to be slowing with 35 new cases this week, as Governor Charlie Baker this afternoon announced an outline for the state to start re-opening businesses in four phases. According to the Board of...

Fifteen dead in Brandon Woods as town virus cases surpass 200

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - Brandon Woods nursing home.
Fifteen people have died from the coronavirus outbreak at the Brandon Woods nursing home in Bliss Corner as of May 5, according to parent company CEO Frank Romano. Romano said that there has only been one new Covid-19 case in the past week, and that...

First inmate at Dartmouth jail tests positive for coronavirus

An inmate and a corrections officer at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office recently tested positive for Covid-19, according to a May 5 press release from the office, marking the 11th and 12th cases at the facility. Those who run the Bristol County...

Memorial Day parade cancelled, wreath ceremonies to go ahead

Dartmouth Week - Dartmouth, MA news - Lauren Rose-Wells and her grandfather, Norman Giovannini conduct the wreath throwing ceremony on the Padanaram Bridge. Photo by: Douglas McCulloch
Dartmouth’s annual Memorial Day parade has been cancelled due to coronavirus following a unanimous Select Board vote in a virtual meeting on May 4. The board voted to cancel the parade following a recommendation from Veterans Service Officer Matthew...

How local EMS workers are tackling the pandemic

While most Dartmouth residents and workers are hunkered down in their own homes to ride out the pandemic, some are on the front lines fighting it every day. EMS workers at ambulance service STAT Dartmouth are adapting to new procedures as they work...