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A health department expert said Covid metrics were “mixed.”
December 7, 2023, 5:15 pm
By Erin Petenko
Seven long-term care facilities and one school reported Covid-19 outbreaks in the week following Thanksgiving, an uptick from the weeks prior to the holiday, the Vermont Department of Health reported Wednesday.
Although the health department noted in their weekly report that overall Covid levels remained “low,” the outbreaks come at a time when Vermont has typically seen a surge in holiday-related transmission.
The long-term care outbreaks led to 17 Covid cases among residents and 21 cases among staff, according to John Davy, an epidemiologist from the health department. None of the cases have led to hospitalizations. “While we can’t predict what might happen, from what has been reported to us these seem to be well-managed,” Davy said via email.
Vermont also had at least one school-related outbreak at the Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne. Emily Bayer-Pacht, the head of school, said via email that the administration decided to close the lower grades this Thursday and Friday after nine faculty members tested positive for Covid. ...
https://vtdigger.org/2023/12/07/ver...aks-in-schools-and-long-term-care-facilities/
December 7, 2023, 5:15 pm
By Erin Petenko
Seven long-term care facilities and one school reported Covid-19 outbreaks in the week following Thanksgiving, an uptick from the weeks prior to the holiday, the Vermont Department of Health reported Wednesday.
Although the health department noted in their weekly report that overall Covid levels remained “low,” the outbreaks come at a time when Vermont has typically seen a surge in holiday-related transmission.
The long-term care outbreaks led to 17 Covid cases among residents and 21 cases among staff, according to John Davy, an epidemiologist from the health department. None of the cases have led to hospitalizations. “While we can’t predict what might happen, from what has been reported to us these seem to be well-managed,” Davy said via email.
Vermont also had at least one school-related outbreak at the Lake Champlain Waldorf School in Shelburne. Emily Bayer-Pacht, the head of school, said via email that the administration decided to close the lower grades this Thursday and Friday after nine faculty members tested positive for Covid. ...
https://vtdigger.org/2023/12/07/ver...aks-in-schools-and-long-term-care-facilities/