As of Saturday Night, VT up to 49 COVID-19 Cases

As of late Saturday afternoon, 20 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Vermont, reports The Chester Telegraph.

The 20 new cases raises VT’s case count to 49, with 30 coming between Friday and Saturday. Seven of the new cases came from the Burlington Health and Rehab Center in Burlington, VT, bringing Chitenden County up to 22 confirmed cases of the virus. After Chitenden, Windsor County has the second highest total in the state with nine. Earlier Saturday, Governor Phil Scott announced the closure of all “close-contact” businesses, which includes places like gyms, nail salons, tattoo parlors, etc.

All these businesses have until 8 PM on Monday, March 23 to close for the foreseeable future.