Vermont health officials on Saturday night reported the state’s first coronavirus case.
The patient is an adult who tested presumptive positive, meaning the lab results were awaiting confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the Vermont Department of Health.
With Vermont’s announcement, every New England state except Maine has reported cases of covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. Maine is still awaiting CDC approval for in-state testing.
The Vermont patient has been hospitalized in an isolation room, according to the health department. Officials said they were investigating the person’s travel history and tracing the person’s close contacts.
“Those individuals will be assessed for their exposure risk and provided with guidance for their health, and recommendations for self-isolation or other restrictions,” the health department said in a statement.
The department did not disclose how long the person had been infected or where the person was located.
“Our first thoughts are with this patient and for their recovery,” Health Commissioner Mark Levine said in a statement.
Levine added that the state was expecting more cases. “While we had hoped the virus would not come to Vermont, we have been preparing for this eventuality,” he said.
