Vermont has…remained an island of low coronavirus spread generally. Even with a recent surge from fewer than 10 cases per day in September to 57 on November 18 it s consistently had one of the lowest infection rates in the continental US: 14.6 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days compared to 27 in New York, 74 in Georgia, 84 in Colorado, and 185 in North Dakota. Anthony Fauci, the nation s top infectious disease doctor, has called Vermont a model for the country.