Covid levels in Vermont ‘low’ for 2nd week in a row

Vermont’s Covid-19 ranges stay “low,” in response to the state Division of Well being’s newest weekly surveillance report.

The state’s Covid ranges returned to “low” final week after two weeks of “medium” ranges. 

There have been 442 Covid circumstances reported up to now week, down from 532 circumstances the week earlier than. The division bases case numbers totally on PCR testing fairly than at-home antigen checks. 

As of Wednesday, 38 individuals have been hospitalized for Covid in Vermont. 

The U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention reported three of Vermont’s 14 counties — Bennington, Essex and Rutland — had “medium” Covid ranges. The remaining counties had “low” ranges. 

The CDC recommends that high-risk people in medium-level counties put on masks and take actions to guard themselves from Covid.

Circumstances and hospitalizations have remained principally flat at a nationwide degree in latest weeks, The New York Instances reported. 

In whole, 763 individuals have died of Covid in Vermont because the starting of the pandemic, together with 9 reported up to now week. The quantity of people that died in October elevated to 30, whereas 4 deaths have been reported this month.

Erin Petenko contributed to this report.