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.