Vermont health officials announced three more cases of coronavirus on Sunday, March 15, bringing the total to eight in Vermont. Four of them are Vermonters and four of them are non-Vermonters.

All three cases announced Sunday involve non-Vermont residents, but all three are either hospitalized or self-isolating in the state.

All cases in Vermont are now considered confirmed. According to the health department, the CDC is no longer requiring states to refer to positive results as "presumptive."

The three new cases:

A male resident of Berkshire County, Massachusetts in his 70s, receiving treatment at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.

A male resident of Suffolk County, Massachusetts in his 50s is self-isolating at his home in Windsor County, Vermont.

A female resident of Kings County, New York in her 20s. She is self-isolating at her family home in Chittenden County.

Details on earlier reported cases of coronavirus in Vermont

Correction: The man from Westchester County New York who tested positive for coronavirus was evaluated at Springfield Hospital and is self-isolating. An earlier version of the story reflected incorrect information provided by the Vermont Health Department.

Vermont health officials said Saturday three additional people with presumptive cases of the coronavirus are being treated at hospitals in the state.

From the Vermont Health Department news release:

The first is a Windsor County male in his 90’s. He is hospitalized at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in White River Junction, Vermont.

The second is a Washington County male in his 50’s. He was initially treated at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin, Vermont. He is currently in home isolation, following CVMC’s home care protocols.

The third new presumptive positive case is also a male in his 50’s. He is a resident of Westchester County, New York. He was evaluated and tested at Springfield Hospital in Springfield, Vermont, and is self-isolating.

“We expected that Vermont would see more cases, and that there likely will be more," Health Commissioner Mark Levine said in a statement "As Governor Scott said yesterday, the full focus of the state is on minimizing spread of COVID-19 in our communities. We all have a critical role to play in flattening the potential curve of infections, and I ask every Vermonter to visit healthvermont.gov for up to date information about the steps to take to keep themselves and our communities healthy.”

The first case of coronavirus in Vermont was reported on March 7 in Bennington County. hospitalized in an airborne infection isolation room at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington.

The second case, in Chittenden County, was reported Wednesday, March 11, a man in his 70s being treated at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.

State of emergency

On Friday, Gov. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency to be in place until at least April 15.

Measures implemented under the emergency declaration include:

Hospitals and long-term care facilities must limit visitor access except for families visiting children or those who are terminally ill.

Large non-essential gatherings of 250 people or more in a single room are prohibited.

Non-essential out-of-state travel will be suspended for state employees.

Scott did not order schools closed, as has been done in some other states in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The governor noted that the best way to protect people at higher risk is to slow down the spread of the virus.

Commissioner of Health Mark Levine said school closures are most effective at stopping the spread of a virus later in the the pandemic.

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