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BENNINGTON â The recent number of COVID-19 cases in Bennington County remained the second-highest in the state early this week, and local and state health officials are concerned about the amount of virus in the community as a new, more contagious variant of the virus has been discovered close by in New York State.
As of Tuesday, the state Department of Health reported Bennington County had 156 cases in the past 14 days, with another 155 in Windham County over the same time period. Together the two southern counties have 21.7 percent of the stateâs 1,419 cases over the past 14 days.
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BENNINGTON â The recent number of COVID-19 cases in Bennington County remained the second-highest in the state early this week, and local and state health officials are concerned about the amount of virus in the community as a new, more contagious variant of the virus has been discovered close by in New York State.
As of Tuesday, the state Department of Health reported Bennington County had 156 cases in the past 14 days, with another 155 in Windham County over the same time period. Together the two southern counties have 21.7 percent of the stateâs 1,419 cases over the past 14 days.
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BENNINGTON â Six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Vermont Veteransâ Home, prompting new rounds of testing for staff and residents and contract tracing with those affected â all of whom were said to be asymptomatic prior to their positive test results this week.
Veteransâ Home CEO Melissa Jackson said Thursday that the six positive results were reported after the weekly COVID tests for all staff were taken earlier in the week.
She said none showed symptoms of COVID-19, and at this point it is unclear how the staff members contracted the disease.