THE NUMBERS One Vermonter died of COVID-19 over the past day, the Vermont Department of Health reported Friday. The death toll is now at 163. Forty-four Vermonters are hospitalized with the disease, and six of those patients are in intensive care units. The department reported 142 new cases of COVID-19 in Vermont on Friday. The cumulative total reported is 9,734, which is 161 higher than the total reported Thursday. The health department did not explain the discrepancy. Eleven of Vermontâs 14 counties reported new cases. Chittenden County had 44; Windsor County had 22; Bennington County had 19; Washington County had 15; Addison County had 10; Rutland County had nine; Franklin and Lamoille counties each had six; Windham County had five; and Essex and Orleans counties each had three. Caledonia, Grand Isle and Orange counties reported no new cases.