Here’s the September 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: 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.
September 6, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: August 25 to August 31, 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 moderately 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.
360 weekly case count
0 Windham outbreak
1186 total deaths – 26 in Aug! (we had 15 last August, fyi) (The only higher number month since March 2023 was January 2024 with 29…so, that’s a lot.)
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NH, as of 8/30/24
Cheshire – 165 deaths
Sullivan – 95 deaths
3,388 deaths total
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MA, as of 9/5/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
2765 new confirmed and probable cases, 13.86% 7-day avg positivity \
9 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 15 cases
Hampshire – 45 cases
Berkshire – 63 cases
Hampden – 170 cases
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Variant Update 8/31/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 42.2%
Omicron KP.2.3 – 14.6%
Omicron KP.3 – 14.2%
Omicron LB.1 – 13.5%
Omicron KP.2 – 3.1%
Omicron LP.1 – 3.1%
Omicron KP.1.1.3 – 2.6%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 2.0%
Omicron KS.1 – 1.0%
Omicron KP.2.15 – 0.8%
Omicron LF.3.1 – 0.7%
Omicron JN.1.16.1 – 0.7%
Omicron JN.1.18 – 0.5%
Omicron KP.4.1 – 0.3%
Omicron JN.1 – 0.2%
Omicron JN.1.11.1 – 0.2%
Omicron XDV.1 – 0.1%
Omicron KW.1.1 – 0.1%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 0.1%
Omicron KP.1.2 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.7 – 0.0%
Omicron KQ.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.13.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.8.1 – 0.0%
It goes on and on
Today marks 4.5 years since I locked down on Friday the 13th, 2020. I’ve had the first 3 shots, did the protocols, and tested positive for Covid 4 times since then. Twice I caught it from a BMH employee, once from a school employee, and once from a friend who didn’t know she had it. Each time after the first bout was easier, until the 4th was barely a flu. It’s obviously still going on, and still has potential to kill. Will it ever be over?
Sept 13, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: September 1 to September 7, 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 at most sites including 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.
278 weekly case count
1 Windham outbreak
1190 total deaths – 2 in September
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NH, as of 9/6/24
Cheshire – 165 deaths
Sullivan – 95 deaths
3,395 deaths total
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MA, as of 9/12/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
2503 new confirmed and probable cases, 13.05% 7-day avg positivity \
13 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 18 cases
Hampshire – 48 cases
Berkshire – 55 cases
Hampden – 193 cases
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Variant Update 9/14/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 52.7%
Omicron KP.2.3 – 12.2%
Omicron LB.1 – 10.9%
Omicron KP.3 – 10.6%
Omicron KP.2 – 3.1%
Omicron LP.1 – 2.1%
Omicron KP.1.1.3 – 1.9%
Omicron JN.1.18 – 1.7%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 1.5%
Omicron KS.1 – 0.7%
Omicron KP.2.15 – 0.7%
Omicron LF.3.1 – 0.6%
Omicron JN.1.16.1 – 0.6%
Omicron KP.4.1 – 0.2%
Omicron JN.1.11.1 – 0.2%
Omicron JN.1 – 0.2%
Omicron KW.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron XDV.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.7 – 0.0%
Omicron KP.1.2 – 0.0%
Omicron KQ.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.8.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.32 – 0.0%
September 20, 2024
VT ( Wednesday updates)
Report Timeframe: September 8 to September 14, 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 at all sites including Montpelier, Essex Junction and South Burlington (see chart below), Ludlow (data not shown), and Burlington Main (see link below). Some week-to- week fluctuation is expected.
367 weekly case count
2 Windham outbreaks
1190 total deaths – 2 in September
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NH, as of 9/13/24
Cheshire – 165 deaths
Sullivan – 96 deaths
3,403 deaths total
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MA, as of 9/19/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
2937 new confirmed and probable cases, 12.65% 7-day avg positivity
16 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 24 cases
Hampshire – 43 cases
Berkshire – 98 cases
Hampden – 226 cases
Sept 27
Report Timeframe: September 15 to September 21, 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 at all sites including Montpelier, Essex Junction and South Burlington (see chart below), and St. Albans and Ludlow (data not shown). Some week-to-week fluctuation is expected.
311 weekly case count
1 Windham outbreaks
1199 total deaths – 10 in September
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NH, as of 9/20/24
Cheshire – 166 deaths
Sullivan – 96 deaths
3,407 deaths total
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MA, as of 9/26/24
“Updated every Thursday by 5 p.m.”
2736 new confirmed and probable cases, 11.25% 7-day avg positivity
11 new confirmed deaths
Counties, confirmed cases in last 7 days:
Franklin – 20 cases
Hampshire – 32 cases
Berkshire – 77 cases
Hampden – 231 cases
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Variant Update 9/28/24 (every two weeks)
Nationally…
Omicron KP.3.1.1 – 55.8%
Omicron KP.2.3 – 9.0%
Omicron LB.1 – 7.5%
Omicron KP.3 – 6.8%
Omicron XEC – 5.7% (new one)
Omicron XBB – 5.0% (new one)
Omicron KP.2 – 2.4%
Omicron LP.1 – 1.6%
Omicron KP.1.1.3 – 1.4%
Omicron KP.1.1 – 1.1% (ha! 1.1 has 1.1!)
Omicron JN.1.18 – 1.0%
Omicron KS.1 – 0.6%
Omicron JN.1.16.1 – 0.5%
Omicron KP.2.15 – 0.4%
Omicron LF.3.1 – 0.3%
Omicron JN.1 – 0.2%
Omicron JN.1.11.1 – 0.1%
Omicron KP.4.1 – 0.1%
Omicron XDV.1 – 0.0%
Omicron KW.1.1 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.7 – 0.0%
Omicron JN.1.16 – 0.0%
Omicron KP.1.2 – 0.0%
Omicron KQ.1 – 0.0%