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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.
 

Vermont Covid-19 levels ‘low,’ health department reports

By Erin Petenko

Mar 15 2023March 15, 2023

The state has stopped publishing some types of Covid data, but information on cases and hospital admissions is still being updated.


Vermont’s overall Covid-19 levels ‘low,’ health department reports as it retires Covid datasets

By Erin Petenko

Mar 8 2023March 8, 2023

Weekly updates of current hospitalizations and detailed case data have been archived.


Jack McCullough wins Montpelier’s mayoral election

By Erin Petenko

Mar 7 2023March 7, 2023

The capital's three-way race focused on water woes, road repairs and housing issues.


Looming water and housing crises shape Montpelier mayoral race

By Erin Petenko

Feb 24 2023February 27, 2023

How do Montpelier’s three mayoral candidates balance a housing crunch with an aging water system that could cost $83 million to fix?


Vermont's Covid levels ‘low’ as national levels flatline

By Erin Petenko

Feb 22 2023February 22, 2023

Vermont’s cases and hospitalizations have remained mostly steady in recent weeks, and are almost the exact same as they were a year before.


Vermont Covid levels ‘low,’ health department reports

By Erin Petenko

Feb 15 2023February 15, 2023

Cases and hospital admissions remained steady from the previous week.


Vermont surpasses 900 Covid deaths while state levels are ‘low’

By Erin Petenko

Feb 8 2023February 8, 2023

The state’s monthly Covid death toll has smoothed out over the past year, but the virus is still on pace to be one of the leading causes of death in 2022.


Vermont’s overall Covid levels remain ‘low’ as Burlington wastewater data returns to normal

By Erin Petenko

Feb 1 2023February 1, 2023

A one-week spike in Burlington’s wastewater test results has returned to “baseline,” the city reported, but several counties reported rising Covid levels.


End to national Covid-19 emergency order could affect Vermont’s tools to fight the disease

By Erin Petenko

Jan 31 2023February 1, 2023

President Joe Biden announced plans to end the emergency order on May 11. The order set requirements for insurance coverage of Covid-19 vaccinations, testing and treatment.


Ex-prison superintendent wins suit against Department of Corrections for retaliatory firing

By Erin Petenko

Jan 30 2023January 31, 2023

Mark Potanas

The jury awarded Mark Potanas $605,000 for a claim under the whistleblower protection act.


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