Vermont among handful of states expected to see more deaths related to the coronavirus in next month – Burlington Free Press

Vermont could see an uptick in deaths related to the coronavirus over the next month compared to the last four weeks.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the United States would likely reach between 124,000 and 140,000 deaths by July 4. The nation reachedmore than 115,000 deaths as of Sunday. The CDC named Vermont in a Friday update aslikely to see more new deaths over the next four weeks (relative to the last four weeks) that are related toCOVID-19,the official name of thediseaserelated to the coronavirus that first started toaffect peopleat the end of 2019.

A trend line of protected hospitalizations for COVID-19 after May 15 shows skyrocketing cases (orange) through August if Vermont returns to normal activity except for school closures.The pink, green and blue lines project respectively more cautious re-opening scenarios (blue signifies the continuation of the state's "stay at home" order).The graph, released by Governor Phil Scott on May 8, 2020, was prepared by Dr. Alessandro Vespignani and the Laboratotry for the Modeling of Biological & Socio-technical Systems.(Photo: Courtesy Vermont Health Department)

The Vermont Department of Healthcounted55 deaths in the state as of Sunday. Other states projected by the CDC to see increases include Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, North Carolina and Utah.

The Green Mountain State took steps to re-open over the past month.

Gov. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency March 13. He issued orders over the following weeks to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, which included: dismissing schools;closing bars and restaurants; restricting non-essential gatherings; issuing a stay-home order; and providing guidance for people entering Vermont.

Changes over the past few weeks included:

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Cumulative deaths reported in Vermont over the last three months include:

Chittenden County had the highest level of deaths in the state as of Sunday, at 39 according to the Health Department's dashboard tracking COVID-19. The county reportedly had 81 cases as of Thursday evening related to an outbreak, according to the department, with a majority concentrated in Winooski.

The update noted there were noassociated deaths and stated one person was hospitalized; However, the department revised that information Monday, indicating no one in the Winooski outbreak required hospitalization.

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The state hit more than 1,000 confirmed cases earlier in June afterjumping by 36 in one day; Most of these came from Chittenden County. The spike came after a testing site opened in Winooski.

34 of the new cases are thought to be associated with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Winooski, Health Department spokesman Ben Truman wrote in an email, according to previous Free Press reporting.

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Contact Maleeha Syed at mzsyed@freepressmedia.com or 802-495-6595. Follow her on Twitter@MaleehaSyed89.

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