Here’s the May 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:
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. 46 months!
May 2, 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: April 21 to April 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: 0.46 per 100K
o 3 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 below one per day 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 was 1-1.25%, lower than on the same dates in 2020-2022 and similar to 2023.
JN.1 is the dominant circulating variant. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program). Samples from two wastewater sites, Brattleboro and Ludlow, are sequenced to estimate the proportion of circulating variants.
31 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreaks
1147 total deaths – 3 in April
….
NH, as of 4/26/24
Cheshire – 160 deaths
Sullivan – 93 deaths
3 hospital-treated
3,334 deaths total
MA, as of 5/2/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
639 new confirmed and probable cases, 3.070% 7-day avg positivity
3 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 2 cases
Hampshire – 17 cases
Berkshire – 17 cases
Hampden – 47 cases
….
Variant Update 4/27/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron KP.2 – 24.9% (new one)
Omicron JN.1 – 22.0%
Omicron JN.1.7 – 13.7% (new one)
Omicron JN.1.13.1 – 8.8%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 7.5% (new one)
Omicron JN.1.16 – 6.9%
Omicron JN.1.8.1 – 5.3% (new one)
Omicron KQ.1 – 3.6% (new one)
Omicron JN.1.11.1 – 3.4% (new one)
Omicron JN.1.18 – 2.5%
Omicron BA.2 0.1%
Omicron GE.1 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 0.0%
Omicron B.1.1.529 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB – 0.0%
Omicron HV.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JD.1.1 – 0.1%
Omicron BA.1.1 0.0%
Omicron EG.5 – 0.0%
Omicron HK.3 – 0.0%
May 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.
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics
(ESSENCE) reflects all visits from participating emergency departments (ED). The chart below shows
a rolling seven-day average of all ED visits in Vermont hospitals that include a COVID-19 diagnosis
(emergency and non-emergency, in- and outpatient visits).
JN.1 is the dominant circulating variant. KP.2 was first detected during the week of 3/31/24.
Samples from two wastewater sites, Brattleboro and Ludlow, are sequenced to estimate the proportion of circulating variants.
Concentration levels are slightly elevated at some sites but generally remain low. Some week-to-
week fluctuation is expected.
Report Timeframe: April 28 to May 4, 2024
33 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreaks
1147 total deaths – 3 in April
….
NH, as of 5/3/24
Cheshire – 160 deaths
Sullivan – 93 deaths
4 hospital-treated
3,334 deaths total
MA, as of 5/9/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
653 new confirmed and probable cases, 3.520% 7-day avg positivity
5 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 6 cases
Hampshire – 11 cases
Berkshire – 22 cases
Hampden – 40 cases
….
May 17
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: May 5 to May 11, 2024
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics
(ESSENCE) reflects all visits from participating emergency departments (ED). The chart below shows
a rolling seven-day average of all ED visits in Vermont hospitals that include a COVID-19 diagnosis
(emergency and non-emergency, in- and outpatient visits).
JN.1 is the dominant circulating variant. KP.2 was first detected during the week of 3/31/24.
(Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program.) Samples from two wastewater sites, Brattleboro and Ludlow, are sequenced to estimate the proportion of circulating variants.
41 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreaks
1148 total deaths – 1 in May
….
NH, as of 5/10/24
(continues to remove data points… this is almost useless now without case numbers)
Cheshire – 160 deaths
Sullivan – 94 deaths
3,340 deaths total
MA, as of 5/16/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
710 new confirmed and probable cases, 4.100% 7-day avg positivity (up over 4% again….)
3 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 4 cases
Hampshire – 20 cases
Berkshire – 18 cases
Hampden – 35 cases
….
Variant Update 5/11/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron KP.2 – 28.2%
Omicron JN.1 – 15.7%
Omicron JN.1.7 – 13.3%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 10.0%
Omicron JN.1.13.1 – 8.0%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 7.1%
Omicron JN.1.11.1 – 5.4%
Omicron JN.1.8.1 – 4.8%
Omicron KQ.1 – 3.8%
Omicron JN.1.18 – 2.6%
Omicron JN.1.13 – 0.1% (new one)
Omicron GE.1 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 0.0%
Omicron JG.3 – 0.0%
Omicron XBB – 0.0%
Omicron EG.5 – 0.0%
May 24, 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: May 12 to May 18, 2024
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics
(ESSENCE) reflects all visits from participating emergency departments (ED). The chart below shows
a rolling seven-day average of all ED visits in Vermont hospitals that include a COVID-19 diagnosis
(emergency and non-emergency, in- and outpatient visits).
JN.1 is the dominant circulating variant. KP.2 was first detected during the week of 3/31/24.
Samples from two wastewater sites, Brattleboro and Ludlow, are sequenced to estimate the proportion of circulating variants.
Concentration levels are slightly elevated at some sites but generally remain low. Some week-to-
week fluctuation is expected.
57 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreaks
1153 total deaths – 4 in May
….
NH, as of 5/17/24
Cheshire – 160 deaths
Sullivan – 94 deaths
3,340 deaths total
….
MA, as of 5/23/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
772 new confirmed and probable cases, 4.260% 7-day avg positivity
4 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 5 cases
Hampshire – 5 cases
Berkshire – 17 cases
Hampden – 34 cases
….
May 30
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: May 19 to May 25, 2024
The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) reflects all visits from participating emergency departments (ED). The chart below shows a rolling seven-day average of all ED visits in Vermont hospitals that include a COVID-19 diagnosis (emergency and non-emergency, in- and outpatient visits).
JN.1 is the dominant circulating variant. KP.2 was first detected during the week of 3/31/24. Specimens are limited during the weeks of 4/7 to 4/21. (Sources: LabCorp, Quest, Helix, Health Department Whole Genome Sequencing program.)
JN.1 is the dominant circulating variant. Samples from two wastewater sites, Brattleboro and Ludlow, are sequenced to estimate the proportion of circulating variants.
Concentration levels are slightly elevated at some sites but generally remain low. Some week-to- week fluctuation is expected.
53 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreaks
1154 total deaths -5 in May
….
NH, as of 5/24/24
Cheshire – 160 deaths
Sullivan – 94 deaths
3,342 deaths total
….
MA, as of 5/30/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
871 new confirmed and probable cases, 4.980% 7-day avg positivity
4 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 6 cases
Hampshire – 11 cases
Berkshire – 18 cases
Hampden – 25 cases
….
Variant Update 5/25/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron KP.2 – 28.5%
Omicron KP.3 – 12.7% (new one)
Omicron JN.1.7 – 9.2%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 9.2%
Omicron JN.1 – 8.4%
Omicron JN.1.16.1 – 5.4% (new one)
Omicron JN.1.16 – 4.2%
Omicron JN.1.13.1 – 4.0%
Omicron JN.1.11.1 – 3.9%
Omicron KS.1 – 3.5% (new one)
Omicron JN.1.8.1 – 2.7%
Omicron KQ.1 – 2.2%
Omicron KW.1.1 – 1.7% (new one)
Omicron JN.1.18 – 1.7%
Omicron JN.1.32 – 1.0% (new one)
Omicron XDP – 0.6% (new one)
Omicron KV2 – 0.4% (new one)
Omicron GE.1 – 0.0%
Omicron BA.2.86 – 0.0%
Omicron JG.3 – 0.0%
Omicron HV.1 – 0.0%
…
This concludes May 2024 reports… on to June.