COVID-19 Daily Update
April 7, 2021
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This update is available online at healthvermont.gov/covid19
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Learn more about the ‘Vermont Forward’ Plan
Governor Phil Scott and other officials have now outlined the State’s stepped plan to methodically and safely ease mitigation measures as more Vermonters are vaccinated.
The plan uses vaccination rates as the key milestones for transitioning Vermont businesses to more general, universal guidance for preventing the spread of COVID-19, modifying travel guidance, and for when gathering size can increase between now and July 4.
The steps in the roadmap offer dates for projected guidance changes (beginning Friday, April 9) and easing of certain restrictions. Three steps lead to July 4, when the State expects to transition universal guidance mandates into recommendations, and at which point things begin to feel much closer to how they did pre-pandemic.
Universal guidance has five main tenets: Stay home if you’re sick, wear a mask, ensure six-foot spaces and uncrowded places, practice good hygiene, and know the travel restrictions.
See the plan: www.vermont.gov/vermont-forward
If you have any symptoms, stay home and get tested for COVID-19
With variants of the COVID-19 virus circulating throughout the state, basic precautions are more important than ever. Interviews with people who have COVID-19 indicate that some assumed they had a cold or a sinus infection, instead of first thinking they might have COVID-19. The fact is, the only way to know if you have it is to get tested.
Remember that symptoms can sometimes be mild, such as a headache, cough, fatigue or a runny nose. So, if you have even just one of these symptoms, it’s best to get tested. It’s also important to avoid going to work, school or other places until you receive a negative result. COVID-19 is a highly transmissible virus, and this is how we can each protect our loved ones and our communities.
If you have symptoms, talk to your health care provider. They can refer you for testing. Even if you don’t have symptoms, you can still have COVID-19 and not feel sick.
If you don’t have symptoms and want to get tested, there are many test sites now available around the state. It’s free and easy! Watch a video about what to expect.
COVID-19 Dashboard
Today marks the one-year anniversary of when our Vermont COVID-19 status dashboard went live. As of this morning it’s been viewed 9,372,156 times, and the data service 112,544,641 times. Thank you to the dedicated teams at Agency of Digital Services and Health Department who help update this every day.
You can check out the data, graphs, charts and trends that help tell the story of how the virus has impacted people in our state. Maybe you’ll be the 10 millionth visitor!
COVID-19 Activity in Vermont
As of 12 p.m. on April 7, 2021
Data is updated daily.
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Description |
Number |
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New cases |
42 (20,442 total) |
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Currently hospitalized |
26 |
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Hospitalized in ICU |
6 |
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Hospitalized under investigation |
1 |
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Percent Positive (7-day average) |
2.2% |
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People tested |
362,117 |
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Total tests |
1,392,722 |
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Total people recovered |
16,795 |
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Deaths |
230 |
Find more data on COVID-19 Activity at: healthvermont.gov/currentactivity.
COVID-19 Vaccine Data
As of 12 p.m. on April 6, 2021
Data is updated Tuesdays through Saturdays. Due to technology updates, the dashboard will be updated on Thursday, April 8.
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Description |
Number |
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Total people who have received least one dose of vaccine |
231,226 |
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Total people who have completed vaccination |
141,191 |
Find more vaccine data on the COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard: healthvermont.gov/covid19-vaccine-data.
Additional Resources About Vaccination and More
- Find answers to your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine from the CDC: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html.
- Get Vermont-specific information in our Frequently Asked Questions.
- Sign up for the COVID-19 Weekly Email Update.
- Find information sheets, posters and toolkits, as well as translated materials on our Resources web page.