It’s the March 2025 dashboard summary. We continue semi-regular COVID-19 dashboard numbers from the Vermont Department of Health, and MA and NH counties that surround Brattleboro, as long as they continue providing them. Numbers are low, but not zero. Scroll down the new comments for the latest.
VT, NH and MA do weekly updates, near the end of the week, so we update on Fridays usually. Variant updates are every two weeks.
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Here are links to the full list of previous dashboard summaries: February, January 2025 December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January 2024, December, November,October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January 2023, December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January 2022, December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January 2021, December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, and April 2020.
March 7
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Note (2/19/2025): As of Feb. 19, the Health Department’s COVID-19 surveillance report will no longer include information about cases and deaths, as data reporting transitions to a format similar to other respiratory viruses like the flu.
Case data has become a less meaningful indicator of COVID-19 activity since individual cases are being reported in a very limited basis by health care settings and laboratories. The same is true for death data, as COVID-19 has shifted from being the underlying cause of most COVID-associated deaths to a contributing cause.
The department continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 in Vermont using the most meaningful data, including emergency department visits, wastewater data and outbreaks.
Report Timeframe: February 23 to March 1, 2025
XEC is the most common circulating variant. Some limited specimen quantities may impact
proportion accuracy, specifically the weeks of 11/10–23/2024. For more timely data, see the
National SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance System which includes data from Vermont and other
states. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
Concentrations are moderately elevated in Burlington and Montpelier. Lower concentrations are
observed in Middlebury, Essex Junction, South Burlington, St. Albans, and Ludlow. Concentrations
are low or decreasing at most sites. Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.
0 Windham outbreaks
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NH, as of 2/28/25
Cheshire – 174 deaths
Sullivan – 98 deaths
3,511 deaths total
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MA, as of 3/6/2025
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
839 new confirmed and probable cases, 2.980% 7-day avg positivity
11 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 7 cases
Hampshire – 14 cases
Berkshire – 13 cases
Hampden – 59 cases
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Variant Update (every two weeks)
3/1/2025
Nationally…
Omicron LP.8.1 – 42%
Omicron XEC – 31%
Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 6%
Omicron MC.10.1 – 5%
Omicron MC.28.1 – 3% (new)
Omicron LF.7 – 3%
Omicron XEC.4 – 3%
Omicron XEQ – 2%
Omicron MC.1 – 2%
Omicron LB.1.3.1 – 2%
Omicron XEK- 1%
Omicron KP.3 – 0%
Omicron KS.1 – 0%
Omicron LB.1 – 0%
Omicron KP.1.1.3 – 0%
Omicron KP.2.3 – 0%
Mar 14, 2025
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Note (2/19/2025): As of Feb. 19, the Health Department’s COVID-19 surveillance report will no longer include information about cases and deaths, as data reporting transitions to a format similar to other respiratory viruses like the flu.
Case data has become a less meaningful indicator of COVID-19 activity since individual cases are being reported in a very limited basis by health care settings and laboratories. The same is true for death data, as COVID-19 has shifted from being the underlying cause of most COVID-associated deaths to a contributing cause.
The department continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 in Vermont using the most meaningful data, including emergency department visits, wastewater data and outbreaks.
Report Timeframe: March 2 to March 8, 2025
XEC is the most common circulating variant. Some limited specimen quantities may impact
proportion accuracy, specifically the weeks of 11/10–23/2024. For more timely data, see the
National SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance System which includes data from Vermont and other
states. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
Concentrations are low or very moderately elevated at all sites: Burlington, Montpelier, Middlebury,
Essex Junction, South Burlington, St. Albans, and Ludlow. Some week-to-week fluctuation is
expected.
0 Windham outbreaks
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NH, as of 3/7/25
Cheshire – 174 deaths
Sullivan – 98 deaths
3,517 deaths total
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MA, as of 3/13/2025
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
809 new confirmed and probable cases, 3.060% 7-day avg positivity
7 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 7 cases
Hampshire – 15 cases
Berkshire – 23 cases
Hampden – 65 cases
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Variant Update (every two weeks)
3/15/2025
Nationally…
Omicron LP.8.1 – 47%
Omicron XEC – 26%
Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 5%
Omicron MC.10.1 – 4%
Omicron LF.7 – 4%
Omicron MC.28.1 – 3%
Omicron LB.1.3.1 – 3%
Omicron XEC.4 – 2%
Omicron XEQ – 2%
Omicron MC.19 – 2%
Omicron MC.1 – 2%
Omicron KP.3 – 1%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 1%
Omicron XEK- 0%
Omicron JN.1 – 0%
Omicron KS.1 – 0%
Omicron KP.1.1.3 – 0%
Omicron LB.1 – 0%
Omicron KP.2.3 – 0%
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Mar 21
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Note (2/19/2025): As of Feb. 19, the Health Department’s COVID-19 surveillance report will no longer include information about cases and deaths, as data reporting transitions to a format similar to other respiratory viruses like the flu.
Case data has become a less meaningful indicator of COVID-19 activity since individual cases are being reported in a very limited basis by health care settings and laboratories. The same is true for death data, as COVID-19 has shifted from being the underlying cause of most COVID-associated deaths to a contributing cause.
The department continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 in Vermont using the most meaningful data, including emergency department visits, wastewater data and outbreaks.
Report Timeframe: March 9 to March 15, 2025
XEC is the most common circulating variant. Some limited specimen quantities may impact
proportion accuracy, specifically the weeks of 11/10–23/2024. For more timely data, see the
National SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance System which includes data from Vermont and other
states. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
Concentrations are low or very moderately elevated at all sites: Burlington, Montpelier, Middlebury,
Essex Junction, South Burlington, St. Albans, and Ludlow. Some week-to-week fluctuation is
expected.
0 Windham outbreaks
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NH, as of 3/14/25
Cheshire – 174 deaths
Sullivan – 98 deaths
3,519 deaths total
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MA, as of 3/20/2025
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
807 new confirmed and probable cases, 3.390% 7-day avg positivity
5 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 6 cases
Hampshire – 14 cases
Berkshire – 13 cases
Hampden – 53 cases
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March 28
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: March 16 to March 22, 2025
XEC is the most common circulating variant. Some limited specimen quantities may impact
proportion accuracy, specifically the weeks of 11/10–23/2024. For more timely data, see the
National SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance System which includes data from Vermont and other
states. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
Concentrations are low at all sites: Burlington, Montpelier, Middlebury, Essex Junction, South
Burlington, St. Albans, and Ludlow. Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.
0 Windham outbreaks
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NH, as of 3/21/25
Cheshire – 174 deaths
Sullivan – 98 deaths
3,525 deaths total
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MA, as of 3/27/2025
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
800 new confirmed and probable cases, 3.440% 7-day avg positivity
2 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days
Franklin – 4 cases
Hampshire – 15 cases
Berkshire – 20 cases
Hampden – 51 cases
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Variant Update (every two weeks)
3/29/2025
Nationally…
Omicron LP.8.1 – 55%
Omicron XEC – 21%
Omicron MC.10.1 – 4%
Omicron LF.7 – 4%
Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 3%
Omicron MC.28.1 – 3%
Omicron LB.1.3.1 – 2%
Omicron XEC.4 – 2%
Omicron XEQ – 2%
Omicron MC.19 – 1%
Omicron MC.1 – 1%
Omicron KP.3 – 1%
Omicron XEK- 0%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 0%
Omicron JN.1 – 0%
Omicron KP.1.1.3 – 0%
Omicron KP.2.3 – 0%
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Omicron KS.1 – 0%
Omicron LB.1 – 0%
Omicron BA.2.86- 0%
Omicron KP.2 – 0%
Omicron LP.1 – 0%
Omicron JN.1.18.6 – 0%
Omicron JN.1.16.1 – 0%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 0%
Omicron KP.2.15 – 0%
Omicron JN.1.18 – 0%
Omicron LF.3.1 – 0%
Omicron JN.1.7 – 0%
Omicron KP.2 – 0%
Omicron XDV.1 – 0.0%
Omicron KW.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 0.0%
Omicron KP.1.2 – 0.0%
Omicron KQ.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.8.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.32 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.13.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XDP – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.4.3- 0.0%
Omicron KV2 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2- 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.86- 0.0%
Omicron HV.1 – 0.0%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 0.0%
Omicron JG.3 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB – 0.0%
Omicron EG.5 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 0.1%
Omicron BA.1.1 0.0%
Omicron HK.3 – 0.0%
Omicron EG.5.1.8 – 0.0%
Omicron JF.1 – 0.0%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.9.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB 1.16.6 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB 1.16.17 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.5.70- 0.0%
Omicron XBB 1.16.11 – 0.0%
Omicron GK.1.1- 0.0%
Omicron HF.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB 1.16.15 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.2.3 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB 1.16 – 0.0%
Omicron GK.2- 0.0%
Omicron CH.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.5 – 0.0%
Omicron EG.6.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.16.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.42.2 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.5.68 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.2.3.8 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.9.2 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.5.72- 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.5.59 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.5.10 – 0.0%
Omicron FD.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron FE.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron EU.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.5.1- 0.0%
Omicron BQ.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron BQ.1 – 0.0%
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See you in April!