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VDH: COVID negligible as most viruses wane except RSV

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VDH: COVID negligible as most viruses wane except RSV

Report Timeframe: May 5, 2026, to May 11, 2026. Current Vermont Department of Health recommendations on preventing COVID-19

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health has reported have COVID-19 hospitalizations remain at a very low level. They are at a similar level to the negligible level seen last summer. There were no measles cases after one reported in Vermont in February in Washington County and the national outbreak is over. Meanwhile, RSV remains elevated and Norovirus and Flu A in some locations persist. Flu B, which was prevalent in Vermont and across the US during the late winter and early spring, has mostly quieted down.

See most recent test results below.

Neither the VDH nor the CDC are any longer reporting COVID fatalities or total cases in Vermont or in the US. 

The hospitalizations dataset contains day-level data reported from all Vermont hospitals each Tuesday. Reported numbers are subject to correction.

Laboratory-confirmed and diagnosed COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 outbreaks must still be reported to the Vermont Department of Health. 

There were 0 COVID outbreaks last week (1 the week before), with 0 in Long-Term Care Facilities and 0 in schools. Outbreaks increased slightly from mid-summer and have now subsided. School outbreaks in recent months have been rare. Overall, there have been only two outbreaks, both in LTC, since the March 2, 2026, report.

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South Burlington, VT

 
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Measles
not detected
0 out of 3 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
SARS-CoV-2
low
Downward trend in the last 21 days and low concentration
RSV
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
Influenza A
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
Influenza B
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
Human Metapneumovirus
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
EVD68
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
Norovirus
medium
Downward trend in the last 21 days and medium concentration
Rotavirus
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
Candidozyma auris
not detected
0 out of 3 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Hepatitis A
low
1 out of 3 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
H5 influenza marker
not detected
0 out of 3 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Mpox clade II
not detected
0 out of 3 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Mpox clade Ib
not detected
0 out of 3 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Parvovirus
medium
3 out of 3 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
West Nile Virus
not detected
0 out of 3 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive

 

Essex Junction, VT

 
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Measles
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
SARS-CoV-2
low
No trend in the last 21 days and low concentration
RSV
high
Downward trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
Influenza A
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
Influenza B
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
Human Metapneumovirus
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
EVD68
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
Norovirus
high
Upward trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
Rotavirus
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
Candidozyma auris
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Hepatitis A
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
H5 influenza marker
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Mpox clade II
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Mpox clade Ib
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Parvovirus
medium
5 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
West Nile Virus
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive

 

Montpelier, VT

 
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Measles
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
SARS-CoV-2
low
No trend in the last 21 days and low concentration
RSV
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
Influenza A
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
Influenza B
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
Human Metapneumovirus
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
EVD68
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
Norovirus
medium
Downward trend in the last 21 days and medium concentration
Rotavirus
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
Candidozyma auris
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Hepatitis A
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
H5 influenza marker
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Mpox clade II
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Mpox clade Ib
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
Parvovirus
medium
5 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
West Nile Virus
not detected
0 out of 5 samples in the 10 days prior to the last sample date were positive
 

National

 
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Measles
low
3 out of 275 samples in the past 10 days were positive
?
SARS-CoV-2
low
Downward trend in the last 21 days and low concentration
?
RSV
medium
No trend in the last 21 days and medium concentration
?
Influenza A
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
?
Influenza B
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
?
Human Metapneumovirus
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
?
EVD68
low
Pathogen is seasonal and not in onset
?
Norovirus
high
Upward trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
?
Rotavirus
high
No trend in the last 21 days and high concentration
?
Candidozyma auris
low
12 out of 275 samples in the past 10 days were positive
?
Hepatitis A
low
19 out of 275 samples in the past 10 days were positive
?
H5 influenza marker
not detected
0 out of 275 samples in the past 10 days were positive
?
Mpox clade II
not detected
0 out of 275 samples in the past 10 days were positive
?
Mpox clade Ib
not detected
0 out of 275 samples in the past 10 days were positive
?
Parvovirus
low
73 out of 275 samples in the past 10 days were positive
?
West Nile Virus
not detected
0 out of 275 samples in the past 10 days were positive
?

 

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