Brattleboro and VT COVID-19 Regional Dashboard Summary – May 2025

It’s the May 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.

Here are links to the full list of previous dashboard summaries: April,  March,  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.

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  • May 2, 2025

    VT ( Wednesday updates)

    Report Timeframe: April 20 to April 26, 2025

    LP.8.1, XEC and other recombinants are the most common circulating variants. Some limited
    specimen quantities may impact proportion accuracy. Data from 3/2/25 – 3/15/25 are delayed.
    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 most sites: South Burlington, Essex Junction, Middlebury, Ludlow, St.
    Albans, and Burlington. Montpelier is elevated. Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.

    0 Windham outbreaks

    ….

    NH, as of 4/25/25

    Cheshire – 175 deaths
    Sullivan – 98 deaths

    3,536 deaths total

    ….

    MA, as of 5/1/2025

    “Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”

    709 new confirmed and probable cases, 3.880% 7-day avg positivity
    4 new confirmed deaths

    Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days

    Franklin – 1 cases
    Hampshire – 12 cases
    Berkshire – 17 cases
    Hampden – 46 cases

  • May 9, 2025

    VT ( Wednesday updates)

    Report Timeframe: April 27 to May 3, 2025

    LP.8.1 and XEC are the most common circulating variants. Some limited specimen quantities may
    impact proportion accuracy. Data from 3/2/25 – 3/15/25 are delayed. 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 most sites: South Burlington, Essex Junction, Middlebury, Ludlow, St.
    Albans, and Burlington. Montpelier is elevated. Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.
    0 Windham outbreaks

    ….

    NH, as of 5/2/25

    Cheshire – 175 deaths
    Sullivan – 98 deaths

    3,536 deaths total

    ….

    MA, as of 5/8/2025

    “Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”

    619 new confirmed and probable cases, 3.510% 7-day avg positivity
    6 new confirmed deaths

    Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days

    Franklin – 2 cases
    Hampshire – 16 cases
    Berkshire – 14 cases
    Hampden – 44 cases

    ….

    Variant Update (every two weeks)

    5/10/2025

    Nationally…

    Omicron LP.8.1 – 70%
    Omicron XFC – 9% (new one)
    Omicron XEC – 6%
    Omicron LF.7.7.2 – 3%
    Omicron LF.7 – 2%
    Omicron MC.10.1 – 2%
    Omicron LB.1.3.1 – 2%
    Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 1%
    Omicron XEC.4 – 1%
    Omicron PA.1 – 1%
    Omicron LF.7.7.1 – 1%

    Omicron XEQ – 0%
    Omicron LF.7.2.1 – 0%.
    Omicron KP.3 – 0%
    Omicron XEK- 0%
    Omicron MC.1 – 0%
    Omicron JN.1.16 – 0%
    Omicron MC.19 – 0%
    Omicron JN.1 – 0%

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