Three face-mask-wearing pedestrians check their phones as they walk along Pearl Street in Burlington on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

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Twin brothers Cleon and Leon Boyd died of Covid-19 a week apart, and close to a dozen other family members have been infected with the coronavirus. The close-knit Southern Vermont family tells how they are staying “Boyd Strong.” See VTDigger’s story

The state’s latest data shows that Vermont is now past its peak of active cases. It also released revised town-level data Friday, listing towns that have at least one case. Find the number of cases by town in VTDigger’s story.

Gov. Phil Scott is allowing manufacturing, distribution and construction companies to increase the number of people they can have working, and said if Covid-19 infections rates stay steady, those businesses will be able to open fully May 11 under new health and safety restrictions. See VTDigger’s story

As UVM Medical Center sees its number of Covid-19 patients decline, it is making plans on how to resume medical services sidelined by the coronavirus. Also, Burlington has distributed 12,000 face masks and has plans to give out more. See VTDigger’s story

A group backed by the Republican Governors Association has released a digital ad lauding Gov. Phil Scott’s response to the novel coronavirus. See VTDigger’s story

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