Here’s the January 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: 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. 42 months!
Jan 5 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: December 24 to December 30, 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: 8.97 per 100K
o 56 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 seven to 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 departments1, to identify visits for COVID- Like Illness (CLI). During this reporting period the proportion of emergency visits that included CLI
has increased to just over 4%, lower than the same time in 2021 and 2022.
During the week of 12/10, JN.1 accounted for ~50% of circulating virus. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest,
Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program).
417 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreaks
1088 total deaths – 14 in December.
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20240103.pdf
….
NH, as of 12/29
Cheshire – 150 deaths
Sullivan – 90 deaths
37 hospital-treated
3,208 deaths total
MA, as of 12/28
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
5,955 new confirmed and probable cases, 14.83% 7-day avg positivity over 14%)
44 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 59 cases
Hampshire – 75 cases
Berkshire – 141 cases
Hampden – 406 cases
January 11
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: December 31, 2023, to January 6, 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: 9.46 per 100K
o 59 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 increased to between eight and ten 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 that included CLI
has increased to close to 5%, lower than the same time in 2021 and 2022, and similar to 2023.
During the week of 12/3 and 12/10, JN.1 was the most frequent circulating variant. (Sources:
LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program).
455 weekly case count
3 Windham outbreaks
1094 total deaths, 5 in Jan so far
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20240110.pdf
….
NH, as of 1/5/24
Cheshire – 150 deaths
Sullivan – 90 deaths
72 hospital-treated
3,223 deaths total
MA, as of 1/11
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
6,423 new confirmed and probable cases, 14.32% 7-day avg positivity
29 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 41 cases
Hampshire – 100 cases
Berkshire – 102 cases
Hampden – 457 cases
….
Variant Update 12/23/23 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron JN.1 – 61.6%
Omicron HV.1 – 14.8%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 4.1%
Omicron HK.3 – 4.0%
Omicron JG.3 – 3.7%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 2.8%
Omicron EG.5 – 2.4%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 1.0%
Omicron JF.1 – 0.8%
Omicron EG.5.1.8 – 0.7% (new one)
Omicron XBB 1.16.6 – 0.5%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.5%
Omicron XBB 1.16.17 – 0.4% (new one)
Omicron XBB 1.16.11 – 0.4%
Omicron XBB.1.5.70- 0.3%
Omicron GK.1.1- 0.3%
Omicron HF.1 – 0.3%
Omicron BA.2 0.3%
Omicron XBB – 0.2%
Omicron XBB 1.16.15 – 0.2%
Omicron XBB.1.9.1 – 0.2%
Omicron XBB.2.3 – 0.2%
Omicron XBB 1.16 – 0.1%
Omicron GK.2- 0.1%
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
No NE Region 1 data again.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions
Jan 19
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: January 7 to January 13, 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: 7.75 per 100K
o 50 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. Note: starting with this week’s report, rates
are calculated with updated Vermont 2021 population estimates.
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 increased to between seven and nine 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 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 most frequent circulating variants. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix,
Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program).
365 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreaks
1100 total deaths, 11 in Jan so far
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20240117.pdf
….
NH, as of 1/19/24
Cheshire – 152 deaths
Sullivan – 90 deaths
58 hospital-treated
3,251 deaths total
MA, as of 1/18
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
5,491 new confirmed and probable cases, 13.85% 7-day avg positivity (drops below 14%)
40 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 43 cases
Hampshire – 74 cases
Berkshire – 120 cases
Hampden – 392 cases
Jan 26
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: January 14 to January 20, 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: 6.04 per 100K
o 39 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; 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 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).
275 weekly case count
2 Windham outbreaks
1100 total deaths, 15 in Jan so far
https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/document/COVID-19-Surveillance-report-20240124.pdf
….
NH, as of 1/19/24 (not updated)
Cheshire – 152 deaths
Sullivan – 90 deaths
58 hospital-treated
3,251 deaths total
MA, as of 1/25
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
4,353 new confirmed and probable cases, 12.71% 7-day avg positivity (drops below 13%)
34 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 30 cases
Hampshire – 62 cases
Berkshire – 70 cases
Hampden – 341 cases
….
Variant Update 1/20/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron JN.1 – 85.7%
Omicron HV.1 – 5.3%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 1.6%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 1.5%
Omicron JG.3 – 1.5%
Omicron HK.3 – 1.5%
Omicron EG.5 – 0.6%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.4%
Omicron JF.1 – 0.2%
Omicron FL.1.5.1 – 0.2%
Omicron EG.5.1.8 – 0.2%
Omicron BA.2 0.1%
Omicron XBB 1.16.6 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB 1.16.17 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.5.70- 0.1%
Omicron XBB 1.16.11 – 0.1%
Omicron GK.1.1- 0.1%
Omicron XBB – 0.1%
Omicron XBB.1.9.1 – 0.1%
Omicron HF.1 – 0.1%
Omicron XBB 1.16.15 – 0.1%
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
No NE Region 1 data again.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions