to the Johns Hopkins COVID Data Site which shows Vermont with a 3.12% 'Positivity Rate' (3.4% in Eli's linked article)...and, if you 'maneuver in that site, you can see that Idaho has a 78%+ 'Positivity Rate' for comparison...now I take it as fact that 'Cases' lead to 'Hospitalizations' and unfortunately 'Deaths'...what those rates are for Idaho, I didn't even guess...not sure what you think you saw...if it's the use of "-->" that confuses you, that just means "leads to the next level of illness"...not the same rate as the preceding one.
BTW, a 78% Positivity Rate is unconscionable...no wonder Idaho has had to offload patients to Spokane, WA...you'd think under those circumstances the "Patriots" in Coeur d'Alene would get vax'd if only to keep themselves from extinction.
As someone who has been vaccinated, and would get a booster if recommended, why don't you just join me in debunking Eli's effort to keep as many people as possible from doing the right and smart thing...getting Vax'd?