VDH: COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths all increase
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For the week ending August 17, the Vermont Department of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 cases in Vermont continues to grow, hospitalizations are up and COVID-related deaths in August already are more than the last four months combined. COVID fatalities increased by 9 in the last week and are at 1,177 since the beginning of the pandemic over four years ago. The weekly report also shows that hospitalizations and general "syndromic" cases have increased somewhat in the last few weeks to about 15 people being treated at a Vermont hospital each week. At the beginning of the summer there were only about 5.
The number of COVID cases is elevated and there were 281 cases reported last week. Cases had been falling in April and May and were as low as 31 at the beginning of May.
Along with the case numbers, wastewater monitoring has shown spikes in virus in Burlington and Montpelier.
The pandemic death total stands at 1,177 as of August 17, 2024 (the most recent data available). Total reported deaths in January were 29, which is the highest monthly total since November 2022. There were 16 fatalities in February, 12 in March, 3 in April, 6 in May, 2 in June, 3 in July and 17 so far in August. June deaths were the fewest from COVID since July 2021.