The Thanksgiving holiday brought a slight letup in Island coronavirus case numbers, with health agents reporting four new cases on Wednesday and three on Thursday — the fewest daily totals in more than a week.

Two downtown restaurants in Oak Bluffs won approval from the Oak Bluffs selectmen this week to make changes for the winter, with one closing until spring and another adopting shortened hours of operation until January.

Island boards of health reported eight new coronavirus cases Wednesday, while Tisbury and Chilmark joined three other towns in approving strict construction guidelines.

A summertime boom in the Martha’s Vineyard real estate market, fueled by the pandemic, has accelerated into an unprecedented fall frenzy, shattering records on sale price and volume as the market’s fragile bottom disappears.

TestMV, the free coronavirus testing site at the regional high school, has seen soaring demand and record numbers over the past three weeks, amid rising case counts and the approach of the holiday.