Vermont reported 161 new Covid-19 cases, 17 hospitalizations and two additional deaths Thursday.
The state’s seven-day average for new infections is 132, up from 123 on Wednesday, according to the Vermont Department of Health dashboard.
Vermont’s seven-day average test positivity rate was 4.2% on Thursday, the same as on Wednesday. (The test positivity rate includes only PCR tests, not at-home antigen tests.)
The health department reported that 17 people were hospitalized with Covid as of Thursday, up from 14 on Wednesday. That includes five people in intensive care, the same as Wednesday
The state reported two additional Covid deaths Thursday. Seven people have died from Covid in Vermont so far in March, and 611 people have died in total since the beginning of the pandemic.
— Erin Petenko
