It’s been one year since Vermont officials announced the first positive case of COVID-19 in the state. On March 8, 2020, a day after a release was put out by the Vermont Department of Health announcing the first presumptive case, officials held a news briefing to give more details about the case. “We kinda thought this was not gonna be an isolated case, this was just the beginning,” said Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont’s Health Commissioner on Monday.The case was a man from Bennington County who was a patient at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington.”I think we may have all been a little scared you know as to what was happening because there were so many unknowns not only here but all over the place,” said nurse Gretchen Martinez.”It was a surprise to have the first one. I think we all sort of expected it would come in the larger population zones,” said Dr. Marinshine Gentler.Both treated the man who was in the ICU but did survive.”I think that kinda set the tempo for all of us in that we did so well in that patient did so well in that it really gave us I think positive motivation moving forward in how we’ve cared for a lot of our patients since cause we had that good outcome right out of the gate,” Martinez said.Gentler said when you’re eligible to get the vaccine, she would encourage you to do so.”I think that is the best way to make sure that we decrease transmission and decrease the severity of illness and reduce deaths,” Gentler said.
It’s been one year since Vermont officials announced the first positive case of COVID-19 in the state.
On March 8, 2020, a day after a release was put out by the Vermont Department of Health announcing the first presumptive case, officials held a news briefing to give more details about the case.
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“We kinda thought this was not gonna be an isolated case, this was just the beginning,” said Dr. Mark Levine, Vermont’s Health Commissioner on Monday.
The case was a man from Bennington County who was a patient at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington.
“I think we may have all been a little scared you know as to what was happening because there were so many unknowns not only here but all over the place,” said nurse Gretchen Martinez.
“It was a surprise to have the first one. I think we all sort of expected it would come in the larger population zones,” said Dr. Marinshine Gentler.
Both treated the man who was in the ICU but did survive.
“I think that kinda set the tempo for all of us in that we did so well in that patient did so well in that it really gave us I think positive motivation moving forward in how we’ve cared for a lot of our patients since cause we had that good outcome right out of the gate,” Martinez said.
Gentler said when you’re eligible to get the vaccine, she would encourage you to do so.
“I think that is the best way to make sure that we decrease transmission and decrease the severity of illness and reduce deaths,” Gentler said.
