A quarter of a million COVID-19 vaccinations completed

A quarter of a million COVID-19 vaccinations completed

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MADISON, Wisconsin (WBAY) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reports that nearly a quarter of a million Wisconsin residents have completed their COVID-19 vaccination series. On Tuesday, the state reported that 249,933 people had received both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine in the 65 days since the start of the COVID-19 vaccination on December 13. This represents 4.3% of the state’s population.

Wisconsin is also ready to hit the 1 million dose mark if it hasn’t already. On Tuesday, the state reported 996,591 shots fired, about 3,500 timid shots. But with the current average of 28,947 vaccines per day, it is likely that the state has passed by the time this article was written and vacciners’ reports are still coming. The numbers indicate 9,026 more people have completed their vaccinations and a total of 20,542 first or second doses have been administered since Monday’s report. CLICK HERE to track the number of vaccines in Wisconsin, as well as by county.

State figures show that about 1 in 10 adults aged 35 to 64 and more than 4 in 10 adults aged 65 and over received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Although 40.4% of the elderly have started the vaccination scheme, only 4.8% have completed it. This is not surprising, since the vaccination over the age of 65 started for real on January 25 and they had to wait 3 or 4 weeks for the second dose.

Tuesday’s news was not all good. While the number of new cases remained below 1,000, Wisconsin added 38 people to the COVID-19 death toll. Twenty-six of the deaths occurred in Milwaukee County. The rest were in Brown, Chippewa, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Outagamie, Polk, Washington (2), Waukesha and Winnebago (2) counties. More than 6,200 people died from COVID-19 (6,204). The mortality rate rose again to 1.12% of all known cases of coronavirus after staying at 1.11% for a week; this is the highest death rate since late September.

DHS reported 624 positive tests for coronavirus, which was almost 20% (19.39%) of the 3,218 results of people being tested for the first time, or who tested positive for the first time. This is the first time since the first week of September that new cases have dropped below 1,000 for five consecutive days. Wisconsin has an average of 755 new cases per day, the lowest 7-day average since September 1. Looking at all the test results, including people tested several times – and most of the results are, since almost 54% of the population has been tested at least once – – the state says the 7-day average positivity rate has dropped to 3.1%.

New cases have been identified in 60 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Seventeen counties added only 1 or 2 new cases. County case and death totals are being updated later in this article.

Action 2 News has developed a guide to vaccination clinics and health agencies that distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 65 and over. CLICK HERE for locations and phone numbers and websites to register.

HOSPITALIZATIONS

DHS says an additional 82 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 since Monday morning. There are 7 consecutive days reporting less than 100 hospitalizations, helping to reduce the average of 7 days to 57 hospitalizations per day. Since the virus first appeared in Wisconsin, just over a year ago, 25,422 people have been hospitalized for treatment with COVID-19 – or 4.6% of people who test positive for the virus.

The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) reported that 411 patients with COVID-19 were in state hospitals on Tuesday, including 117 in intensive care. This is one less in the ICU and one less in hospitals in general, after taking into account new admissions, discharges and deaths.

Hospitalizations in Fox Valley increased by one to 22 patients with COVID-19, with only 1 in the ICU.

Hospitals in the Northeast Region reported 33 patients with COVID-19, 10 in the ICU. This is one less patient in the ICU and 4 less in general.

READY HOSPITAL

Regarding hospital readiness, WHA reported that 274 ICU beds (18.7%) and 2,084 of all medical beds (18.7%) are unoccupied in the 134 hospitals in the state. All medical beds include ICU, intermediate care, medical surgery and negative flow isolation. These are beds for all patients, not just for COVID-19.

The 13 hospitals in the Fox Valley region reported 14 open ICU beds (13.5%) among them, and a total of 124 open medical beds (14.5%) for the eight municipalities they serve.

In the 10 hospitals in the Northeast region, 25 ICU beds (12.1%) and 219 of the total medical beds (21.5%) are open.

We use the terms “open” or “unoccupied” instead of “available” because filling a bed depends on whether hospitals have staff for the patient in that bed, including doctors, nurses and food services.

Across the state, 16 of 134 hospitals report having less than 7 days of apron supplies and 11 are short on paper medical masks. These numbers are the same as on Monday.

COUNTRY TUESDAY IN PROGRESS UPDATES (Municipalities with new cases or deaths are indicated in audacious) *

Wisconsin

  • Adams – 1,554 cases (+3) (11 deaths)
  • Ashland – 1,167 cases (16 deaths) (revised cases -1 per state)
  • Barron – 5,256 boxes (+2) (74 deaths)
  • Bayfield – 1,061 cases (18 deaths) (cases reviewed -1 per state)
  • Brown – 29,961 cases (+72) (203 deaths) (+1)
  • Buffalo – 1,308 cases (7 deaths)
  • Burnett – 1,158 cases (23 deaths)
  • Calumet – 5,404 boxes (+3) (41 deaths)
  • Chippewa – 6,976 cases (+6) (90 deaths) (+1)
  • Clark – 3,142 cases (57 deaths)
  • Columbia – 4,960 boxes (+2) (50 deaths)
  • Crawford – 1,659 cases (+1) (17 deaths)
  • Dane – 39,346 (+29) (264 deaths)
  • Dodge – 11,322 boxes (+9) (154 deaths)
  • Door – 2,395 boxes (+4) (19 deaths)
  • Douglas – 3,641 boxes (+3) (23 deaths)
  • Dunn – 4,200 boxes (+6) (26 deaths)
  • Eau Claire – 10,871 cases (+5) (104 deaths)
  • Florence – 431 cases (12 deaths)
  • Fond du Lac – 11,822 cases (+4) (89 deaths) (+1)
  • Forest – 919 boxes (+1) (23 deaths)
  • Concession – 4,603 cases (+1) (79 deaths)
  • Green – 2,982 boxes (+6) (16 deaths)
  • Green Lake – 1,518 boxes (+1) (18 deaths)
  • Iowa – 1,834 cases (+3) (9 deaths)
  • Iron – 519 boxes (+3) (19 deaths)
  • Jackson – 2,573 cases (+2) (23 deaths)
  • Jefferson – 7,776 cases (+7) (76 deaths) (+1)
  • Juneau – 2,960 cases (+1) (19 deaths)
  • Kenosha – 14,633 cases (+22) (289 deaths) (+1)
  • Kewaunee – 2,404 boxes (+4) (27 deaths)
  • La Crosse – 12,059 cases (+25) (75 deaths)
  • Lafayette – 1,418 boxes (+1) (7 deaths)
  • Langlade – 1,920 boxes (+2) (31 deaths)
  • Lincoln – 2,870 boxes (+1) (56 deaths)
  • Manitowoc – 7,162 boxes (+13) (61 deaths)
  • Marathon – 13,512 boxes (+7) (171 deaths)
  • Marinette – 3,959 boxes (+5) (61 deaths)
  • Marquette – 1,296 cases (21 deaths)
  • Menominee – 792 cases (11 deaths)
  • Milwaukee – 97,149 (+87) (1,214 deaths) (+26)
  • Monroe – 4,237 boxes (+18) (30 deaths)
  • Oconto – 4,232 cases (+13) (47 deaths)
  • Oneida – 3,310 cases (+2) (64 deaths)
  • Outagamie – 18,949 cases (+12) (187 deaths) (+1)
  • Ozaukee – 7,543 boxes (+8) (73 deaths)
  • Pepin – 798 boxes (7 deaths)
  • Drilling – 3,416 boxes (+2) (33 deaths)
  • Polk – 3,789 boxes (+9) (44 deaths) (+1)
  • Portage – 6,372 cases (+14) (63 deaths)
  • Price – 1,133 boxes (+1) (7 deaths)
  • Racine – 20,147 cases (+10) (314 deaths)
  • Richland – 1,265 cases (+4) (13 deaths)
  • Rock – 14,213 boxes (+19) (151 deaths)
  • Rusk – 1,241 boxes (+1) (16 deaths)
  • Sauk – 5,185 cases (+1) (39 deaths)
  • Sawyer – 1,468 boxes (+4) (20 deaths)
  • Shawano – 4,554 boxes (+3) (70 deaths)
  • Sheboygan – 12,698 cases (+32) (125 deaths)
  • St. Croix – 6,271 cases (+7) (42 deaths)
  • Taylor – 1,784 cases (20 deaths)
  • Trempealeau – 3,367 boxes (+7) (36 deaths)
  • Vernon – 1,800 boxes (+3) (36 deaths)
  • Villas – 2,068 boxes (+3) (36 deaths)
  • Walworth – 8,752 boxes (+15) (124 deaths)
  • Washburn – 1,272 cases (18 deaths)
  • Washington – 13,603 cases (+13) (129 deaths) (+2)
  • Waukesha – 40,091 cases (+53) (467 deaths) (+1)
  • Waupaca – 4,723 boxes (+7) (110 deaths)
  • Waushara – 2,086 cases (28 deaths)
  • Winnebago – 16,850 cases (+22) (179 deaths) (+2)
  • Wood – 6,623 boxes (+2) (72 deaths)

Michigan Upper Peninsula **

  • Alger – 276 cases (1 death)
  • Baraga – 501 cases (32 deaths)
  • Chippewa – 709 boxes (+1) (21 deaths) (+1)
  • Delta – 2,639 cases (65 deaths)
  • Dickinson – 2,119 cases (+1) (55 deaths)
  • Gogebic – 906 boxes (+3) (18 deaths)
  • Houghton – 2,064 cases (+29) (32 deaths)
  • Iron – 863 cases (39 deaths)
  • Keweenaw – 108 cases (1 death)
  • Luce – 132 cases
  • Mackinac – 280 boxes (+1) (3 deaths)
  • Marquette – 3,439 cases (54 deaths) (cases reviewed -1 by state)
  • Menominee – 1,607 cases (+1) (35 deaths)
  • Ontonagon – 356 cases (+2) (19 deaths) (+1)
  • Schoolcraft – 229 cases (4 deaths)

* Cases and deaths come from DHS COVID-19 daily reports, which may differ from local health department numbers. DHS reports cases from all health departments within the boundaries of a county, including tribal, municipal and district health departments; county sites cannot. In addition, public health departments update their data at various times, while DHS freezes the numbers it receives at the same time each day to compile the afternoon report.

DHS reports deaths attributed to COVID-19 or in which COVID-19 contributed to his death. Most people severely affected by the coronavirus have underlying diseases or conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease or obesity, which increases a person’s risk of dying from COVID-19. They would have lived longer if it weren’t for their infection. The state can review the numbers of cases and deaths after further analysis, such as the victim’s residence, duplicate records or a correction to laboratory results. Details can be found on the DHS website and in the FAQ.

** Michigan does not update numbers on Sundays. Monday’s figures include updates since Saturday’s reporting deadline.

COVID-19 tracking application

Wisconsin’s COVID-19 tracking app, “Wisconsin Exposure Notification”, is available for iOS and Android smartphones. No download is required for iPhones. The Android app is available on Google Play. When two phones with the app (and presumably their owners) are close enough, long enough, they anonymously share a random sequence of numbers via Bluetooth. If someone’s test is positive for the coronavirus, you will receive a code to enter into the application. If your phones “dripped” into each other in the last 14 days, you will receive a push notification that you are at risk of exposure. The app does not collect personal or location information, so you will not know who or where, but you will be informed on what day the exhibition may have taken place so that you can quarantine it for the appropriate period of time.

Symptoms

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified these as possible symptoms of COVID-19:

  • Fever of 100.4 or higher
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breathe
  • Chills
  • Repeated tremors with chills
  • Muscle pain
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • New loss of taste or smell

Prevention

  • Coronavirus is a new or “innovative” virus. No one has natural immunity to it.
  • Children and adolescents seem to recover better from the virus. Elderly and those with underlying health problems (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease) are considered to be at high risk, according to the CDC. Precautions are also needed with people with a developing or weakened immune system.
  • To help prevent the virus from spreading:
  • Stay at least two meters away from other people
  • Avoid close contact with people who are or appear to be sick
  • Stay at home as much as possible
  • Cancel events and avoid groups, meetings, game dates and non-essential appointments

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