It was not immediately clear Friday how many of the cases could be attributed to a computer glitch that appears to have inflated Thursday’s numbers.
Vermont reports 219 Covid cases, rising case average
Author: Erin Petenko
Erin Petenko is VTDigger's data and graphics reporter, bringing numbers to life to help Vermonters understand the state they live in.
State reports record 314 Covid cases in Vermont, suggests IT problem could be to blame
Vermont’s previous one-day record was set on March 31, when the Department of Health reported 266 cases.
Covid cases rise in Vermont schools, data shows
Even as schools report more Covid cases, officials hope that the overall case rate in the state has stabilized or begun to decline.
Plainfield outbreak shows signs of slowing as surge shifts southward
Central Vermont cases are declining, but statewide totals still high.
Vermont reports 141 new Covid cases and 1 new death
The Department of Health also published new data on breakthrough cases, outbreaks and infections by race.
Vermont is reporting spikes in Covid-19 among children but few cases of severe illness
Even as cases rise, hospitalizations are rare.
Vermont revises Wednesday total to 150 Covid cases; 1 new death reported
Continuing a recent pattern of after-the-fact data updates, Vermont revised its Covid-19 case count for Wednesday from 105 cases to 150 cases.
Why is Vermont changing its Covid-19 data days later?
State officials say lab delays have caused issues with retroactive data dumps.
Vermont extends school masking, requires vaccinations for state workers
“We continue to be challenged by the higher transmissibility of the Delta variant,” said Dan French, the secretary of education. “There is quite a bit of virus activity in our community, so we should not be surprised to see it show up in our schools as well.”
81 Covid cases reported in Vermont schools this academic year, according to new Department of Health data
Here’s what the school data contains — and what they don’t report.
Town data shows effects of Plainfield outbreak
A wedding in Plainfield linked to at least 67 Covid-19 infections has driven up the case rates of the town and its neighboring communities, according to Vermont Department of Health data.
Does census data reveal the movements of out-of-state residents?
Ski towns boomed in 2020, but data issues make the meaning murky.
Health department employees express frustrations in internal meeting
Health Commissioner Mark Levine discussed a letter that 91 employees had sent to Department of Health leadership the previous week. In response, a swath of employees continued to express frustrations.
Vermont raises Thursday case count to 210 and reports 1 new death
The week ended with at least three school closures because of Covid: Pownal Elementary School, East Montpelier Elementary and Twinfield Union in Plainfield. Several other school districts reported Covid cases but did not close entire schools or grades.