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Circuit City site to close next month

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The Covid-19 vaccination site at the former Circuit City will close July 13, Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration has announced. Rather than continue to host mass vaccination sites, the administration will instead focus on increasing targeted...

Dartmouth back in the 'green' per state's Covid reports

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After months in the “yellow” category, Dartmouth is back in the “green” category of the state’s Covid-19 risk reporting as new cases continue to remain low. This week, the town’s Board of Health reported ten new cases of the virus — that number...
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Number of Covid cases falls to single digits

The number of new Covid-19 cases in Dartmouth has fallen to the single digits again as nearly half of all residents — and 89% of those over 65 — have gotten a first vaccination shot. This week, the town’s Board of Health reported nine new cases of...

Town records lowest number of new cases since fall

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New Covid-19 cases in Dartmouth have reached a six month low as nearly half of all residents have gotten a first vaccination shot. This week, the town’s Board of Health reported 21 new cases of the virus — the lowest since mid-October. According to...

Slight uptick in cases

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Dartmouth once again remains in the “yellow” risk category this week, as the town’s Board of Health reported 58 new cases of Covid-19 — up from 43 the previous week. According to state data, Dartmouth had a 14-day average daily incidence rate of 18...

Covid vaccines available with no appointment through Southcoast Health

Southcoast Health will be offering walk-in vaccines without appointments at various locations this week, with more walk-in clinics to come. Anyone can go get vaccinated at the following locations and times: -April 30, until 3pm, Moderna, Vanity Fair...

Dartmouth Walmart offering vaccination appointments

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Still looking to get vaccinated against Covid-19? Vaccines are back at the North Dartmouth Walmart located at 506 State Rd., and the retailer is currently offering shots to any resident 16 and up. There is no cost to you to get inoculated, but...

Dartmouth remains 'yellow' as cases lower

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Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline in Dartmouth as all residents 16 and older can book vaccination appointments. This week, the town’s Board of Health reported 43 new cases of the virus — down from 63 the previous week. According to state...

Slight decrease in new Covid cases

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Following a more than 35% increase in new Covid cases, Dartmouth’s numbers are back on the decline. This week, the town’s Board of Health reported 63 new cases of the virus — down from 76 the previous week. According to state data, Dartmouth had a...

Johnson & Johnson vaccinations on pause at Southcoast Health clinics

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Dartmouth residents looking to get their Johnson & Johnson shots will have to make do with other vaccines for the foreseeable future, as clinics across the country are setting aside doses following reports of blood clots in six patients. The...

State educators get their shots at Dartmouth mass vaccination site

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Nearly 200 educators had a day for the books on March 27 at the first of four mass vaccination clinics designated for educators and school staff. The state-run clinic at the old Circuit City at the Dartmouth Towne Center was part of a large push as...

Covid cases back on the decline

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After a slight uptick last week, new Covid cases are back on the decline in Dartmouth. This week, the town’s Board of Health reported 55 new Covid-19 cases. According to state data, Dartmouth had a 14-day average daily incidence rate of 20.2 per 100...

Covid numbers remain low amid slight increase in new cases

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After holding steady at 47 cases for the past two weeks, Dartmouth has seen an ever-so-slight slight increase in new Covid-19 cases, according to the latest report from the town’s Board of Health. This week, the Dartmouth saw 59 new cases of the...

UMass Dartmouth nursing students help administer vaccinations

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In a typical year, UMass Dartmouth nursing professor Paula Walsh would take her students to Haiti or Mississippi to get their required community health experience. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the program has instead decided to keep things local...

Covid cases steady in Dartmouth

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New Covid cases are continuing to remain low in Dartmouth. This week, the Board of Health reported 47 instances of the virus — the same as the week before. According to the state’s weekly report, Dartmouth had a 14-day average daily incidence rate...

One and done: Johnson & Johnson doses administered at Southcoast Health

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The Johnson & Johnson shot is making its way into the arms of eligible Dartmouth residents. Last week, the state received 58,000 doses of the newly approved one-shot vaccine — 5,000 of which were allocated to the Southcoast Health clinics in...

UMass Dartmouth to return all students to campus for fall 2021

UMass Dartmouth officials have announced plans to fully reopen the university to in-person lessons for the fall 2021 semester. “This is not a decision that was made lightly,” stated Interim Chancellor Dr. Mark Fuller in a letter to faculty and staff...

New cases, county vaccinations remain low

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Coronavarius numbers continue to remain low in Dartmouth as the vaccination process goes on. This week, the Board of Health reported 47 new instances of the viral illness — the first time the town has been below 50 new cases since October. According...

Officials speak out on teacher vaccinations

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Dartmouth’s teachers will soon be eligible for vaccination. On Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced that teachers, early educators and school staff members will begin signing up for Covid vaccine appointments beginning March 11. “It’s about time...

Low vaccination acceptance at Faunce Corner jail

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Despite being a Phase 1 group, a majority of inmates and staff at the Bristol County House of Correction have yet to accept their first shots of the Covid vaccine, according to state data . Since the sheriff’s office began administering doses of the...

Bristol County last in the state for vaccination as town cases continue decline

This article has been updated to include comments from Public Health Director Christopher Michaud. Although the number of Covid-19 cases in Dartmouth continues to decline, Bristol County is lagging behind the rest of Massachusetts in...

Curative clinic opens at former Circuit City

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Once the center of consumer electronics, the old Circuit City is now the South Coast’s center of mass vaccinations. Just on the edge of the Dartmouth Towne Center, the state’s newest mass vaccination clinic officially began inoculations on Feb. 24...

Southcoast Health vaccine clinics to resume Feb. 24

Southcoast Health’s vaccine clinics — operated at the Gleason Family YMCA in Wareham, the Vanity Fair outlet in Dartmouth, and in Fall River — will resume vaccinating patients from across the region on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The clinics opened on Feb...

Dartmouth back in the yellow as new cases continue downward trend

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A previous version of this story listed the new report as 77 new cases, the data is 70. For the first time in three months, new Covid cases in town are back in the double digits. This week, the Board of Health reported 70 new cases — down...

New Covid-19 cases continue to decline

The number of Covid-19 cases in Dartmouth is continuing a recent downward trend, as the Board of Health reported 110 new instances of the viral illness this week — down 63% from the 300 cases reported at the height of the post-holiday surge in...

Dartmouth Circuit City to be mass vaccine site

Dartmouth will be hosting one of Massachusetts’ mass Covid-19 vaccination sites before the end of the month, according to a Feb. 10 press release from the Baker-Polito administration. On Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Baker announced that the old Circuit...

Southcoast Health vaccination site up and running in Dartmouth

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Jeans may no longer be for sale at the old VF Outlet on Faunce Corner Road, but patrons are once again flocking to the building. Instead of deals on clothes, those inside got a different bargain: a free vaccine. On Feb. 9, Southcoast Health began...

Dartmouth sees slight uptick in Covid cases

New Covid cases are once again on the rise in Dartmouth, according to the latest numbers from the town’s Board of Health. For the week of Feb. 5, the town reported 164 new cases — up from the 123 the week before, but still 54% lower than the record...

Vaccinations underway at Dartmouth High

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Three pointers aren’t the only shots being taken inside the Dartmouth High gym these days. As of Feb. 6, vaccinations for those 75 and older — along with remaining Phase 1 patient groups — are officially underway in Dartmouth after the Commonwealth...

Town vaccination clinic to start Saturday

The Covid-19 vaccination clinic run by the Dartmouth Board of Health will start giving doses of the vaccine to all those currently eligible on Saturday, Feb. 6 — but according to the town’s vaccination webpage , the clinic is already fully booked...

Southcoast Health to set up vaccine clinic at VF Outlet

The number of vaccine doses to be given out by Southcoast Health at its three sites next week has been updated from 2,500 to 2,700. Dartmouth will be getting another Covid-19 vaccination site, as Southcoast Health announced on Feb. 2 it...

Covid cases continue downward trend, vaccine clinic coming

Dartmouth’s Board of Health will begin giving the Covid-19 vaccine to elderly residents starting next week as the town’s case numbers continue a recent downward trend. An appointment-only vaccine clinic will be set up at Dartmouth High School to...

Dartmouth High to become vaccination clinic site

The Dartmouth High School gym will become a Covid-19 vaccination clinic site starting next week, according to a Jan. 26 statement from the Dartmouth Police Department citing information from the town’s Board of Health. Only those who are eligible...

New cases slow amid winter surge

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Following the post-holiday surge, new cases are continuing to decrease in Dartmouth. In the week ending Jan. 22, the town’s Board of Health reported 155 new cases — down from the 267 the week before. State data as of Jan. 21 shows Dartmouth as...

Covid cases decrease, but record surge continues

The results of the Covid holiday surge are still being felt in Dartmouth as the town reported 267 new cases in the week ending Jan. 15, down from a record-breaking 300 the week before. Although down slightly, cases are still up 30% compared to the...

Cottages staff and residents celebrate first vaccinations

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It’s inoculation season in Dartmouth. A week after doses were administered at Brandon Woods , the Cottages at Dartmouth Village took its first shots toward normalcy after staff and residents received their vaccines on Jan 13. Leonard Quintin, 76,...

High school students to learn remotely until Feb. 1

Dartmouth High schoolers will remain in remote learning until Feb. 1 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a Jan. 13 announcement from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford. According to the announcement, Dartmouth public...

Surging cases may further delay return to school

School Committee members may consider keeping Dartmouth High School students in remote education through the end of January after discussing an idea to stagger students’ return at a meeting on Jan. 11. Officials extended a weeklong delay in the...

Covid cases hit all-time high amid winter surge

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Covid is once again skyrocketing in Dartmouth, as the town reported a record 300 new cases on Jan. 8. Cases are up 45% compared to last week as the winter surge continues. The town hasn’t seen weekly case numbers under three digits since mid-...

First vaccine doses administered at Brandon Woods

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One of Dartmouth’s hardest hit nursing homes has taken its first steps toward returning to a new normal, as staff and residents at Brandon Woods received their first Covid-19 vaccines on Jan. 5. The Bliss Corner nursing home previously saw an...

Covid cases remain high as new year starts

For the second week in a row, Dartmouth’s Board of Health has reported more than 200 new weekly cases for Covid-19. According to the town’s weekly report, Dartmouth saw 207 new cases as of Jan. 1 — slightly down from the record 211 the week before...

New record for weekly Covid cases as holidays bring extra surge

For the first time, Dartmouth’s Board of Health has reported more than 200 new weekly cases of the viral illness, as residents continue to gather for the holiday season despite health officials’ warnings to stay home. A record-breaking 211 cases —...

Behind the surge: Here’s what officials are doing to stop Covid

The holiday season has brought the fall Covid-19 surge to new heights, as families gather despite state guidelines asking residents to stay at home. Here’s what health officials are doing behind the scenes. Board of Health Dartmouth’s Board...