Here’s the December 2023 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. Scroll down the new comments for the latest.
VT, NH and MA seem to be doing weekly updates, near the end of the week. All three have changed their dashboards since the start, so it is now tough to easily compare how things have changed. Variant updates are every two weeks.
Here are links to the full list of dashboard summaries: 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. 41 months!
Dec 8
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: November 26 to December 2, 2023
Statewide hospitalization levels: Low. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000
Vermonters per day.
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 6.57 per 100K
o 41 total new admissions with COVID-19.
The hospitalizations dataset contains day-level data reported from all Vermont hospitals each Tuesday. Reported numbers are subject to correction.
The number of reportable COVID-19 cases is still available in this report, below. Laboratory-confirmed and diagnosed COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 outbreaks must still be reported to the Vermont Department of Health
The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients was around five to seven during the most recent week. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) reflects all visits from participating emergency departments1, to identify visits for COVID-Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating departments that included CLI was 3 – 4%, lower than the same time in 2021 and 2022.
HV.1 and EG.5 have been the most common circulating variants this fall. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program).
353 weekly case count
1 Windham outbreak
1075 total deaths – 1 in Dec so far
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20231206.pdf
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NH, as of 12/1
Cheshire – 148 deaths
Sullivan – 90 deaths
28 hospital-treated
3,184 deaths total
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MA, as of 11/16
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
3,979 new confirmed and probable cases, 9.490% 7-day avg positivity (over 9 again)
19 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 24 cases
Hampshire – 58 cases
Berkshire – 90 cases
Hampden – 330 cases
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Variant Update 11/25/23 (now every two weeks) (not updated)
Nationally…
Omicron HV.1 – 31.7%
Omicron EG.5 – 13.1%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 8.8% (new one)
Omicron JD.1.1 – 7.7%
Omicron HK.3 – 7.4%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 6.4%
Omicron JG.3 – 5.3% (new one)
Omicron XBB 1.16.6 – 4.0%
Omicron JF.1 – 2.8%
Omicron XBB 1.16.11 – 2.0%
Omicron XBB.2.3 – 1.8%
Omicron GK.1.1- 1.4%
Omicron HF.1 – 1.4%
Omicron XBB.1.5.70- 1.1%
Omicron XBB 1.16.15 – 1.0%
Omicron XBB 1.16 – 0.7%
Omicron XBB – 0.6%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.6%
Omicron XBB.1.16.1 – 0.4%
Omicron GK.2- 0.4%
Omicron EG.6.1 – 0.3%
Omicron XBB.1.9.1 – 0.2%
Omicron XBB.1.5 – 0.2%
Omicron CH.1.1 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5.68 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.42.2 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.9.2 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5.72- 0.1%
Omicron XBB.2.3.8 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5.10 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB.1.5.59 – 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%
In Northeast Region 1
No NE Region 1 data again.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
Dec 14
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: December 3 to December 9, 2023
Statewide hospitalization levels: Low. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day.
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 7.05 per 100K
o 44 total new admissions with COVID-19.
The hospitalizations dataset contains day-level data reported from all Vermont hospitals each Tuesday. Reported numbers are subject to correction.
The number of reportable COVID-19 cases is still available in this report, below. Laboratory- confirmed and diagnosed COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 outbreaks must still be reported to the Vermont Department of Health
The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients was around six to seven during the most recent
week. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May
28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics
(ESSENCE) reflects all visits from participating emergency departments1 , to identify visits for COVID- Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating departments that included CLI was 3 – 3.5%, lower than the same time in 2021 and 2022.
HV.1 and EG.5 have been the most common circulating variants this fall. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest,
Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program).
3 Windham Outbreaks!
1078 total VT deaths – 4 in Dec so far
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20231213.pdf
NH, as of 12/11
Cheshire – 149 deaths
Sullivan – 90 deaths
31 hospital-treated
3,188 deaths total
MA, as of 12/15
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
4,245 new confirmed and probable cases, 10.19% 7-day avg positivity (over 10)
25 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 25 cases
Hampshire – 56 cases
Berkshire – 91 cases
Hampden – 338 cases
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Variant Update 12/9/23 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron HV.1 – 29.6%
Omicron JN.1 – 21.4% (new one)
Omicron EG.5 – 8.8%
Omicron HK.3 – 7.7%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 7.2%
Omicron JG.3 – 6.2%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 3.8%
Omicron XBB 1.16.6 – 2.3%
Omicron JF.1 – 2.3%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 1.6%
Omicron XBB 1.16.11 – 1.3%
Omicron XBB.1.9.1 – 1.1%
Omicron HF.1 – 1.1%
Omicron GK.1.1- 0.9%
Omicron XBB.1.5.70- 0.7%
Omicron XBB 1.16.15 – 0.7%
Omicron XBB.2.3 – 0.6%
Omicron XBB 1.16 – 0.5%
Omicron XBB – 0.5%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.3%
Omicron GK.2- 0.3%
Omicron XBB.1.16.1 – 0.2%
Omicron EG.6.1 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5 – 0.1%
Omicron CH.1.1 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.42.2 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5.68 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.2.3.8 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.9.2 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5.72- 0.1%
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%
In Northeast Region 1
No NE Region 1 data again.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
12/22/23
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: December 10 to December 16, 2023
Statewide hospitalization levels: Low. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000 Vermonters per day.
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 6.41 per 100K
o 40 total new admissions with COVID-19.
The hospitalizations dataset contains day-level data reported from all Vermont hospitals each Tuesday. Reported numbers are subject to correction.
The number of reportable COVID-19 cases is still available in this report, below. Laboratory-confirmed and diagnosed COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 outbreaks must still be reported to the Vermont Department of Health
The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients was around six to seven during the most recent week. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May 28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) reflects all visits from participating emergency departments1 , to identify visits for COVID-Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating departments that included CLI was 3 – 4%, lower than the same time in 2021 and 2022.
HV.1, EG.5, and HK.3 have been the most common circulating variants this fall. BA.2.86 and JN.1
have appeared more recently. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome
Sequencing program).
348 weekly case count
2 Windham outbreaks
1080 total deaths (56 in Dec)
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20231221.pdf
NH, as of 12/15
Cheshire – 149 deaths
Sullivan – 90 deaths
31 hospital-treated
3,195 deaths total
MA, as of 12/21
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
5,441 new confirmed and probable cases, 11.93% 7-day avg positivity (almost 12%)
25 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 44 cases
Hampshire – 76 cases
Berkshire – 96 cases
Hampden – 339 cases
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Variant Update 12/23/23 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron JN.1 – 44.2%
Omicron HV.1 – 22.1%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 5.6%
Omicron EG.5 – 5.5%
Omicron HK.3 – 7.7%
Omicron JG.3 – 4.8%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 2.0%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 1.9%
Omicron JF.1 – 1.4%
Omicron XBB 1.16.6 – 1.2%
Omicron XBB.1.9.1 – 0.7%
Omicron XBB 1.16.11 – 0.7%
Omicron XBB.2.3 – 0.6%
Omicron GK.1.1- 0.6%
Omicron XBB 1.16 – 0.5%
Omicron XBB.1.5.70- 0.5%
Omicron HF.1 – 0.5%
Omicron XBB 1.16.15 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.2 0.3%
Omicron XBB – 0.3%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.2%
Omicron GK.2- 0.1%
Omicron CH.1.1 – 0.1%
Omicron EG.6.1 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.16.1 – 0.1%
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%
In Northeast Region 1
No NE Region 1 data again.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
Dec 29, 2023
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: December 17 to December 23, 2023
Statewide hospitalization levels: Low. New COVID-19 admissions are below 10 per 100,000
Vermonters per day.
• New hospital admissions of patients with COVID-19, last 7 days: 8.17 per 100K
o 51 total new admissions with COVID-19.
The hospitalizations dataset contains day-level data reported from all Vermont hospitals each
Tuesday. Reported numbers are subject to correction.
The number of reportable COVID-19 cases is still available in this report, below. Laboratory-
confirmed and diagnosed COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 outbreaks must still be reported to the
Vermont Department of Health
The seven-day rolling average of hospital patients was around six to seven during the most recent
week. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days; for example, the value for May
28 is the daily average for the days of May 21 through May 27.
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics
(ESSENCE) reflects all visits from participating emergency departments1
, to identify visits for COVID-
Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits in participating
departments that included CLI was around 3.5%, lower than the same time in 2021 and 2022.
HV.1, EG.5, and HK.3 have been the most common circulating variants this fall. BA.2.86 and JN.1
have appeared more recently. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome
Sequencing program).
369 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreaks
1083 total deaths – 9 in Dec so far.
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20231227.pdf
NH, as of 12/22
Cheshire – 150 deaths
Sullivan – 90 deaths
39 hospital-treated
3,206 deaths total
MA, as of 12/28
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
6,038 new confirmed and probable cases, 13.45% 7-day avg positivity over 13%)
22 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 51 cases
Hampshire – 79 cases
Berkshire – 122 cases
Hampden – 395 cases
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Variant Update 12/23/23 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron JN.1 – 44.2%
Omicron HV.1 – 22.1%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 5.6%
Omicron EG.5 – 5.5%
Omicron HK.3 – 7.7%
Omicron JG.3 – 4.8%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 2.0%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 1.9%
Omicron JF.1 – 1.4%
Omicron XBB 1.16.6 – 1.2%
Omicron XBB.1.9.1 – 0.7%
Omicron XBB 1.16.11 – 0.7%
Omicron XBB.2.3 – 0.6%
Omicron GK.1.1- 0.6%
Omicron XBB 1.16 – 0.5%
Omicron XBB.1.5.70- 0.5%
Omicron HF.1 – 0.5%
Omicron XBB 1.16.15 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.2 0.3%
Omicron XBB – 0.3%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.2%
Omicron GK.2- 0.1%
Omicron CH.1.1 – 0.1%
Omicron EG.6.1 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.16.1 – 0.1%
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%
In Northeast Region 1
No NE Region 1 data again.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
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This concludes December and 2023. On to January and 2024! Ugh.