Here’s the August 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: 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.
August 1, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Note: As of April 30, 2024, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 Hospital data. CDC strongly encourages hospitals to continue reporting these data, but following the May 1st COVID-19 Surveillance Report, the Department will no longer be providing updated Hospitalization Levels with our weekly report.
Starting May 8th, the COVID-19 Surveillance Report will include additional indicators to provide current information on the impact of COVID-19 in Vermont.
Report Timeframe: July 21 to July 27, 2024
KP.2 and KP.3 are the dominant circulating variants. Some limited specimen quantities may impact
proportion accuracy. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
KP.2 is the dominant circulating variant in wastewater. Samples from two wastewater sites, Bennington and Ludlow, are sequenced to estimate the proportion of circulating variants.
Concentrations have increased in Montpelier (see chart below) and remain elevated at Burlington
North (data not shown – see link below) Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.
234 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreak
1159 total deaths – 2 in July
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NH, as of 7/26/24
Cheshire – 164 deaths
Sullivan – 94 deaths
3,360 deaths total
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MA, as of 8/1/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
NEW DASHBOARD BEGINS
“COVID-19 testing patterns have changed over time. Current case counts includes reports of people tested with a molecular test (confirmed cases) and those tested by a health care provider using an antigen test (probable cases). Individuals testing themselves using at-home antigen tests are not included. Case counts represent only a portion of people with COVID-19 and should be interpreted with caution. Current case counts should not be compared to earlier parts of the pandemic.”
2793 new confirmed and probable cases, 14.84% 7-day avg positivity (over 14% again!)
8 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 8 cases
Hampshire – 18 cases
Berkshire – 51 cases
Hampden – 142 cases
….
Aug 9, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Note: As of April 30, 2024, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 Hospital data. CDC strongly encourages hospitals to continue reporting these data, but following the May 1st COVID-19 Surveillance Report, the Department will no longer be providing updated Hospitalization Levels with our weekly report.
Starting May 8th, the COVID-19 Surveillance Report will include additional indicators to provide current information on the impact of COVID-19 in Vermont.
Report Timeframe: July 28 to August 3, 2024
KP.3 is the dominant circulating variant . Some limited specimen quantities may impact proportion
accuracy. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
KP.3 is the dominant circulating variant in wastewater. Samples from Bennington were sequenced to estimate the proportion of circulating variants.
Concentrations remain elevated in Montpelier (see chart below) and Burlington North (data not
shown – see link below) Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.
236 weekly case count
1 Windham outbreak
1161 total deaths – 1 in Aug
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NH, as of 8/2/24
Cheshire – 164 deaths
Sullivan – 94 deaths
3,365 deaths total
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MA, as of 8/8/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
2929 new confirmed and probable cases, 14.63% 7-day avg positivity
11 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 23 cases
Hampshire – 22 cases
Berkshire – 37 cases
Hampden – 162 cases
August 16, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Note (8/14/2024): As of August 2024, there is an insufficient volume of data from Vermont wastewater sites for wastewater variant reporting, so the wastewater variant chart has been removed from the COVID-19 Surveillance Report. Other sites continue to submit wastewater samples for monitoring of viral concentration, and the Department’s Public Health Laboratory continues to receive COVID-19 specimens from hospitals to identify genomic variants.
Report Timeframe: August 4 to August 10, 2024
KP.3 is the dominant circulating variant . Some limited specimen quantities may impact proportion
accuracy. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
Concentrations are elevated in Montpelier and South Burlington (see chart below), Ludlow (data not
shown) and Burlington North (see link below). Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.
244weekly case count
0 Windham outbreak
1168 total deaths – 8 in Aug!
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NH, as of 8/9/24
Cheshire – 164 deaths
Sullivan – 94 deaths
3,365 deaths total
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MA, as of 8/15/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
2918 new confirmed and probable cases, 15.03% 7-day avg positivity (over 15%!)
15 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 21 cases
Hampshire – 37 cases
Berkshire – 43 cases
Hampden – 170 cases
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Variant Update 8/3/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 27.8%
Omicron KP.3 – 20.1%
Omicron LB.1 – 16.0%
Omicron KP.2.3 – 14.2%
Omicron KP.2 – 5.7%
Omicron LP.1 – 4.5%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 3.2%
Omicron KP.1.1.3 – 2.6%
Omicron JN.1.16.1 – 1.2%
Omicron LF.3.1 – 1.1%
Omicron KS.1 – 0.9%
Omicron KP.4.1 – 0.4%
Omicron JN.1.18 – 0.4%
Omicron JN.1.11.1 – 0.3%
Omicron JN.1 – 0.3%
Omicron XDV.1 – 0.3%
Omicron KW.1.1 – 0.2%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 0.2%
Omicron JN.1.7 – 0.2%
Omicron KP.1.2 – 0.1%
Omicron JN.1.13.1 – 0.0%
Omicron KQ.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.8.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.32 – 0.0%
Omicron XDP – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.4.3- 0.0%
Omicron KV2 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2- 0.0%
Aug 24, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: August 11 to August 17, 2024
KP.3 is the dominant circulating variant . Some limited specimen quantities may impact proportion accuracy. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
Concentrations are elevated in Montpelier and South Burlington (see chart below), St. Albans (data not shown) and Burlington North (see link below). Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.
281 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreak
1177 total deaths – 17 in Aug!
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NH, as of 8/23/24
Cheshire – 164 deaths
Sullivan – 95 deaths
3,376 deaths total
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MA, as of 8/22/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
3101 new confirmed and probable cases, 15.40% 7-day avg positivity (still climbing)
15 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 10 cases
Hampshire – 49 cases
Berkshire – 68 cases
Hampden – 210 cases
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Variant Update 8/17/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 36.8%
Omicron KP.3 – 16.8%
Omicron KP.2.3 – 14.4%
Omicron LB.1 – 14.1%
Omicron LP.1 – 4.1%
Omicron KP.2 – 3.2%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 2.7%
Omicron KP.1.1.3 – 2.5%
Omicron KS.1 – 1.0%
Omicron KP.2.15 – 0.9%(new one)
Omicron LF.3.1 – 0.9%
Omicron JN.1.16.1 – 0.8%
Omicron JN.1.18 – 0.4%
Omicron KP.4.1 – 0.4%
Omicron JN.1 – 0.2%
Omicron JN.1.11.1 – 0.2%
Omicron XDV.1 – 0.2%
Omicron KW.1.1 – 0.1%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 0.1%
Omicron KP.1.2 – 0.1%
Omicron JN.1.7 – 0.1%
Omicron KQ.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.13.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.8.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.32 – 0.0%
Omicron XDP – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.4.3- 0.0%
Omicron KV2 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2- 0.0%
Aug 30
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: August 18 to August 24, 2024
KP.3 is the dominant circulating variant . Some limited specimen quantities may impact proportion accuracy. Source: Vermont Department of Health Whole Genome Sequencing program.
Concentrations remain elevated in Montpelier, Essex Junction and South Burlington (see chart below), St. Albans (data not shown) and Burlington North and Main (see link below). Some week-to- week fluctuation is expected.
284 weekly case count
1 Windham outbreak
1180 total deaths – 20 in Aug! (we had 15 last August, fyi)
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NH, as of 8/23/24
Cheshire – 164 deaths
Sullivan – 95 deaths
3,376 deaths total
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MA, as of 8/29/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
2963 new confirmed and probable cases, 14.45% 7-day avg positivity \
18 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 20 cases
Hampshire – 55 cases
Berkshire – 50 cases
Hampden – 216 cases
This wraps up August 2024… onward!