Vermont reported 587 new Covid-19 cases, 52 hospitalizations and no additional deaths Thursday.
The state’s seven-day average for new infections is 334, up from 301 on Wednesday, according to the Vermont Department of Health dashboard.
Vermont’s seven-day average test positivity rate was 14.8% on Thursday, up from 14.6% on Wednesday. The test positivity rate includes only PCR tests, not at-home antigen tests.
The health department reported that 52 people were hospitalized with Covid as of Thursday, down from 59 on Wednesday. That includes seven people in intensive care, up from six on Wednesday.
The health department reported no additional Covid deaths on Thursday. In total, 648 people have died since the beginning of the pandemic, including eight in May.
— Erin Petenko
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