COVID-19 cases, declining deaths; vaccinations set a new record

COVID-19 cases, declining deaths; vaccinations set a new record

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MADISON, Wisconsin (WBAY) – The most recent data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) shows that cases of COVID-19 viruses and deaths continue to decline as the state has set a new complete vaccination record.

On Friday, the state received 5,545 results from people tested or positive for the coronavirus for the first time. Of these, only 17% (16.92%) were positive, the lowest rate of positivity by this measure since the end of September. This identified 938 new cases in 68 counties. It is the sixth time in 7 days that the number of new cases is below 1,000, a sequence that Wisconsin has not seen since September 8. The 7-day average dropped to 832, which is the lowest 7-day average since September 5. is emphasizing the positivity rate for all tests – that is, including people who have been tested multiple times, such as healthcare professionals and recovering patients with COVID-19 – and by that measure, the average 7-day positivity rate has dropped to 3.4% on Thursday, the last data available.

For the second day, the state added the death of 11 more people to the death toll of COVID-19, which is 6,151. The deaths occurred in Calumet, Green, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marathon, Milwaukee, Oneida (2), Portage, Vilas and Winnebago counties. The 7-day average dropped to 19 deaths a day, a rate last seen on October 16. Therefore, key metrics are dropping to 4 and 5 month lows.

Meanwhile, COVID-19 vaccinations are reaching new highs. DHS says 213,571 people have already received the second and last dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. That is 16,580 more than reported on Thursday, a record increase in one day. This leads us to about 3.7% of the state’s population fully vaccinated.

At the current rate, Wisconsin could achieve 1 million “shots in the arm” of COVID-19 vaccines early next week, including the first and second doses. The state says vaccinators have administered 901,333 doses in total in the past 2 months. That’s almost 41,000 more shots than reported a day ago (40,944). These numbers may reflect vaccines given in the past 3 days, as vacciners’ reports keep coming.

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Since the first coronavirus patient in Wisconsin on February 5, 2020, there are 554,048 people tested positive for the COVID-19 virus:

  • 96.7% (535,627) recovered
  • 2.2% (12,111) are active cases, diagnosed or showing symptoms in the last 30 days
  • 1.11% (6,151) died

HOSPITALIZATIONS

DHS also reports that 55 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. This helped to reduce the average of 7 days to 66 new patients per day. That’s almost a 5-month low as well. A total of 25,197 people have already been hospitalized for treatment with COVID-19 in the past 53 weeks, or 4.5% of all cases.

Taking into account deaths and discharges, the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) reports that there are currently 461 patients with COVID-19 among the 134 hospitals in the state, with 120 in intensive care on Friday. There are 9 less in the ICU and 28 less in patients with COVID-19 in hospitals in general. Both are the lowest since the last 10 days of September.

Fox Valley hospitalizations have increased. The 13 hospitals are treating 28 patients from COVID-19, 4 more than Thursday, 7 in the ICU, which is 1 more than Thursday.

The situation improved a little in the Northeast region on Friday. The 10 hospitals in the region of 7 counties treated 48 patients with COVID-19, 7 less than on Thursday, 13 of them in the ICU, fall 2.

READY HOSPITAL

In terms of hospital readiness, the WHA reports that 294 beds in the state’s intensive care unit are unoccupied – that is, 1 in 5 – and 2,102 (18.8%) of all medical beds (ICU, intermediate care, surgical physician) and negative flow isolation) are open.

The 13 hospitals in the Fox Valley region reported 12 open ICU beds (11.5%) among them, and a total of 102 unoccupied medical beds (12.0%) for the eight municipalities they serve.

Hospitals in the Northeast region had 43 ICU beds (20.1%) open and 172 medical beds (18.0%) unoccupied.

These beds are for all patients, not just COVID-19. 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.

CASE OF FRIDAY COUNTY AND TOTALS OF DEATH (Municipalities with new cases or deaths are indicated in audacious) *

Wisconsin

  • Adams – 1,542 cases (+1) (11 deaths)
  • Ashland – 1,168 cases (+1) (16 deaths)
  • Barron – 5,225 boxes (+8) (74 deaths)
  • Bayfield – 1,059 boxes (+2) (18 deaths)
  • Brown – 29,850 boxes (+58) (202 deaths)
  • Buffalo – 1,304 boxes (+2) (7 deaths)
  • Burnett – 1,141 cases (+6) (23 deaths)
  • Calumet – 5,380 cases (+10) (41 deaths) (+1)
  • Chippewa – 6,954 boxes (+10) (87 deaths)
  • Clark – 3,136 cases (+5) (56 deaths)
  • Columbia – 4,945 boxes (+11) (47 deaths)
  • Crawford – 1,652 cases (+2) (17 deaths)
  • Dane – 39,124 (+85) (264 deaths)
  • Dodge – 11,301 boxes (+4) (154 deaths)
  • Port – 2,390 cases (19 deaths) (cases reviewed -1 per state)
  • Douglas – 3,630 boxes (+1) (23 deaths)
  • Dunn – 4,168 boxes (+12) (26 deaths)
  • Eau Claire – 10,826 cases (+11) (104 deaths)
  • Florence – 430 cases (12 deaths)
  • Fond du Lac – 11,781 boxes (+21) (88 deaths)
  • Forest – 917 boxes (+1) (23 deaths)
  • Concession – 4,587 cases (+11) (79 deaths)
  • Green – 2,942 cases (+26) (16 deaths) (+1)
  • Green Lake – 1,515 boxes (+2) (18 deaths)
  • Iowa – 1,828 cases (+1) (9 deaths)
  • Iron – 514 boxes (+5) (19 deaths)
  • Jackson – 2,567 cases (+7) (23 deaths)
  • Jefferson – 7,744 cases (+17) (75 deaths) (+1)
  • Juneau – 2,950 boxes (+9) (18 deaths)
  • Kenosha – 14,567 cases (+21) (287 deaths) (+1)
  • Kewaunee – 2,398 cases (+2) (27 deaths)
  • La Crosse – 12,008 boxes (+12) (75 deaths)
  • Lafayette – 1,405 boxes (+4) (7 deaths)
  • Langlade – 1,916 cases (+1) (31 deaths)
  • Lincoln – 2,863 boxes (+3) (56 deaths)
  • Manitowoc – 7,136 boxes (+11) (61 deaths)
  • Marathon – 13,460 cases (+11) (171 deaths) (+1)
  • Marinette – 3,949 boxes (+6) (61 deaths)
  • Marquette – 1,291 boxes (+1) (21 deaths)
  • Menominee – 792 cases (11 deaths)
  • Milwaukee – 96,811 (+146) (1,186 deaths) (+1)
  • Monroe – 4,204 boxes (+11) (30 deaths)
  • Oconto – 4,211 cases (+8) (47 deaths)
  • Oneida – 3,292 cases (+7) (64 deaths) (+2)
  • Outagamie – 18,859 cases (+29) (186 deaths)
  • Ozaukee – 7,510 boxes (+7) (73 deaths)
  • Pepin – 791 boxes (+2) (7 deaths)
  • Perforate – 3,405 boxes (+5) (33 deaths)
  • Polk – 3,751 boxes (+19) (43 deaths)
  • Portage – 6,337 cases (+16) (63 deaths) (+1)
  • Price – 1,129 boxes (+2) (7 deaths)
  • Racine – 20,094 cases (+17) (314 deaths)
  • Richland – 1,255 cases (+3) (13 deaths)
  • Rock – 14,119 boxes (+33) (148 deaths)
  • Rusk – 1,240 cases (16 deaths)
  • Sauk – 5,168 cases (+4) (38 deaths)
  • Sawyer – 1,455 cases (+3) (19 deaths)
  • Shawano – 4,548 boxes (+5) (69 deaths)
  • Sheboygan – 12,644 cases (+23) (125 deaths)
  • St. Croix – 6,244 cases (+4) (42 deaths)
  • Taylor – 1,781 boxes (+3) (20 deaths)
  • Trempealeau – 3,344 boxes (+5) (36 deaths)
  • Vernon – 1,791 boxes (+3) (36 deaths)
  • Villages – 2,053 cases (+8) (36 deaths) (+1)
  • Walworth – 8,733 boxes (+14) (124 deaths)
  • Washburn – 1,266 cases (+6) (18 deaths)
  • Washington – 13,555 cases (+14) (128 deaths)
  • Waukesha – 39,920 boxes (+88) (466 deaths)
  • Waupaca – 4,709 boxes (+7) (110 deaths)
  • Waushara – 2,082 cases (+4) (28 deaths)
  • Winnebago – 16,792 cases (+25) (177 deaths) (+1)
  • Wood – 6,600 boxes (+17) (72 deaths)

Michigan Upper Peninsula **

  • Alger – 275 boxes (1 death)
  • Baraga – 499 boxes (+2) (31 deaths)
  • Chippewa – 707 cases (20 deaths)
  • Delta – 2,631 cases (+1) (65 deaths)
  • Dickinson – 2,118 cases (+2) (55 deaths)
  • Gogebic – 897 boxes (+5) (18 deaths)
  • Houghton – 2,035 boxes (+7) (32 deaths)
  • Iron – 863 boxes (+1) (39 deaths)
  • Keweenaw – 110 cases (1 death) (revised cases -2 per state)
  • Luce – 132 cases
  • Mackinac – 279 cases (3 deaths)
  • Marquette – 3,437 boxes (+5) (54 deaths)
  • Menominee – 1,606 cases (35 deaths)
  • Ontonagon – 353 boxes (+1) (18 deaths)
  • 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 regional 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 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 information 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 the appropriate 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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