THE NUMBERS
The Vermont Department of Health reported 132 new cases of COVID-19 in the state over the past day. The reported total of 11,523 is 144 higher than the previous dayâs total. The department did not explain the discrepancy.
Twenty-eight of the new cases were in Bennington County, bringing the countyâs total to 1,004 since the beginning of the pandemic.
Bennington County continues to have the highest rate of COVID-19 among Vermont counties, at 281.8 cases per 10,000 residents. Chittenden County is second, at 241.6, while the rate in Windham County is 183.8.
Over the past two weeks, Bennington County has reported 302 new cases, and Windham County has reported 101. Chittenden County, Vermontâs largest county, has had 601 over the same period.
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Vermont ranks second in the nation in the pace of receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines per 100,000 people, Human Services Agency Secretary Mike Smith said Friday.
As of Thursday night, 21,000 Vermonters had been vaccinated, he said during the state s biweekly briefing on the coronavirus.
âHowever we need to keep accelerating our pace of vaccinations, even as supplies remain uneven and often disappointing,â Smith said.
The state has now included about 4,500 first responders â such as police and firefighters â among the first group to receive the vaccine, he said.
âPrimarily because we discovered that often these Vermonters are responding to accident scenes and 911 medical calls. They are administering aid or helping to get individuals ready for transport even before EMS arrives. They are directly involved in patient care,â he said.
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By LISA RATHKEJanuary 8, 2021 GMT
Vermont ranks second in the nation in the pace of receiving and administering COVID-19 vaccines per 100,000 people, Human Services Agency Secretary Mike Smith said Friday.
As of Thursday night, 21,000 Vermonters had been vaccinated, he said during the state’s biweekly briefing on the coronavirus.
“However we need to keep accelerating our pace of vaccinations, even as supplies remain uneven and often disappointing,” Smith said.
The state has now included about 4,500 first responders such as police and firefighters among the first group to receive the vaccine, he said.