Here’s the February 2024 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 do weekly updates, near the end of the week, so we update on Fridays usually. 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: 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. 43 months!
Feb 2
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: January 21 to January 27, 2024
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: 7.13 per 100K
o 46 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 between five and seven during the most
recent week. The number is the daily average of the previous seven days
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 that included CLI
decreased to < 3%, similar to the same dates in 2021 and 2023, and much lower than in 2022. JN.1 and BA.2.86 are the dominant circulating variants. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program). 307 weekly case count 0 Windham outbreaks 1112 deaths - 23 in January VT data
….
NH, as of 2/2/24
Cheshire – 155 deaths
Sullivan – 92 deaths
31 hospital-treated
3,281 deaths total
MA, as of 2/1/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
3,992 new confirmed and probable cases, 11.07% 7-day avg positivity (drops below 12%)
29 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 21 cases
Hampshire – 61 cases
Berkshire – 67 cases
Hampden – 328 cases
….
Variant Update 2/3/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron JN.1 – 93.1%
Omicron HV.1 – 2.3%
Omicron JG.3 – 1.1%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 0.8%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 0.7%
Omicron HK.3 – 0.4%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.4%
Omicron EG.5 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.2 0.3%
Omicron EG.5.1.8 – 0.1%
Omicron JF.1 – 0.1%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 0.1%
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 XBB – 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%
In Northeast Region 1
Region 1!
JN.1 – 95.1%
HV.1 – 2.1%
JD.1.1 – 0.7%
HK.3 – 0.4%
BA.2.86 – 0.2%
EG.5 – 0.2%
EG.5.1.8 – 0.1%
BA.2 – 0.1%
FL.1.5.1 – 0.1%
link
Feb 9
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: January 28 to February 3, 2024
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: 5.89 per 100K
o 38 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 between five and eight 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 departments, to identify visits for COVID-Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits that included CLI
decreased to < 3%, similar to the same dates in 2021, and lower than in 2022 and 2023. JN.1 and BA.2.86 are the dominant circulating variants. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program). 254 weekly case count 2 Windham Outbreaks 1118 total deaths, 1 in Feb so far. https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20240207.pdf
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NH, as of 2/2/24
Cheshire – 155 deaths
Sullivan – 92 deaths
31 hospital-treated
3,281 deaths total
MA, as of 2/8/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
3,487 new confirmed and probable cases, 9.440% 7-day avg positivity (drops below 10%)
37 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 17 cases
Hampshire – 52 cases
Berkshire – 69 cases
Hampden – 281 cases
….
Variant Update 2/3/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron JN.1 – 93.1%
Omicron HV.1 – 2.3%
Omicron JG.3 – 1.1%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 0.8%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 0.7%
Omicron HK.3 – 0.4%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.4%
Omicron EG.5 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.2 0.3%
Omicron EG.5.1.8 – 0.1%
Omicron JF.1 – 0.1%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 0.1%
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 XBB – 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%
In Northeast Region 1
Region 1!
JN.1 – 95.1%
HV.1 – 2.1%
JD.1.1 – 0.7%
HK.3 – 0.4%
BA.2.86 – 0.2%
EG.5 – 0.2%
EG.5.1.8 – 0.1%
BA.2 – 0.1%
FL.1.5.1 – 0.1%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
Feb 16
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: February 4 to February 10, 2024
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: 4.34 per 100K
o 28 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 between four and six 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 departments, to identify visits for COVID-Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits that included CLI
decreased to < 3%, similar to the same dates in 2021, and lower than in 2022 and 2023. JN.1 and BA.2.86 are the dominant circulating variants. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program). 210 weekly case count (Note (2/14/2024): Due to a technical issue with the state's phone and fax provider during the previous week, there may be an under-reporting of COVID-19 laboratory tests during this reporting week. This issue is not impacting any other indicators in this report.) 1 Windham outbreak 1124 total deaths; 7 in February so far. https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20240214.pdf
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NH, as of 2/9/24
Cheshire – 156 deaths
Sullivan – 92 deaths
39 hospital-treated
3,289 deaths total
MA, as of 2/15/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
3,017 new confirmed and probable cases, 8.080% 7-day avg positivity (drops below 9%)
29 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 13 cases
Hampshire – 41 cases
Berkshire – 46 cases
Hampden – 313 cases
Feb 23, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: February 11 to February 17, 2024
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: 3.87 per 100K
o 25 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 between three and four 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 departments, to identify visits for COVID-Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits that included CLIdecreased to < 3%, similar to the same dates in 2021, and lower than in 2022 and 2023. JN.1 and BA.2.86 are the dominant circulating variants. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program). 180 weekly case count 0 Windham outbreaks 1128 total deaths - 11 in Feb so far. https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20240221.pdf
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NH, as of 2/16/24
Cheshire – 156 deaths
Sullivan – 92 deaths
24 hospital-treated
3,292 deaths total
MA, as of 2/22/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
2,485 new confirmed and probable cases, 7.370% 7-day avg positivity (drops below 8%)
12 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 18 cases
Hampshire – 36 cases
Berkshire – 67 cases
Hampden – 233 cases
….
Variant Update 2/17/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron JN.1 – 96.4%
Omicron HV.1 – 1.0%
Omicron JG.3 – 0.6%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 0.5%
Omicron BA.2 0.4%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 0.3%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.3%
Omicron HK.3 – 0.2%
Omicron EG.5 – 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 XBB – 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%
In Northeast Region 1 2/17/24
Region 1!
JN.1 – 97.8%
HV.1 – 0.8%
JG.3 – 0.4%
JD.1.1 – 0.3%
BA.2.86 – 0.2%
HK.3 – 0.2%
BA.2 – 0.1%
EG.5 – 0.0%
EG.5.1.8 – 0.0%
FL.1.5.1 – 0.0%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
4 years in
It blows my mind that we’re still dealing with this 4 years later. smdh
Feb 29, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: February 18 to February 24, 2024
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: 3.41 per 100K
o 22 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 between three and four 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 departments, to identify visits for COVID- Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits that included CLI decreased to < 3%, similar to the same dates in 2021, and lower than in 2022 and 2023. JN.1 and BA.2.86 are the dominant circulating variants. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program). 202 - Weekly case count 2 Windham Outbreaks 1131 total deaths; 14 in February ..
NH, as of 2/23/24
Cheshire – 156 deaths
Sullivan – 92 deaths
25 hospital-treated
3,299 deaths total
MA, as of 2/29/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
1,842 new confirmed and probable cases, 6.180% 7-day avg positivity (drops below 7%)
12 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 27 cases
Hampshire – 31 cases
Berkshire – 46 cases
Hampden – 169 cases