MADISON, Wisconsin (WBAY) – The state of Wisconsin continues to report low numbers of new coronavirus cases two weeks in February.
Department of Health Services (DHS) officials report 4,186 new results on Sunday for people testing or testing positive for the coronavirus for the first time, 503 testing positive for the virus, the smallest number of new cases reported in a single day since the beginning of September. Sunday’s positive tests accounted for 12.02% of all results.
New cases have been reported in 56 of the state’s 72 counties.
During the past 14 days, the state reported less than 1,000 new cases in nine days.
The 7-day case average dropped to 782, which is the lowest 7-day average since the beginning of September. DHS is emphasizing the positivity rate for all tests – that is, including people who have been tested multiple times, such as healthcare professionals and recovering COVID-19 patients – and by that measure, the average 7-day positivity rate fell to 3.2% on Saturday, the latest data available.
The state added a new death to the cumulative number of COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, which now stands at 6,162. Health officials say the death occurred in Clark County.
The seven-day mortality rate has dropped to 15 and has been below 20 since Friday. Before that, that number had not been less than 20 since October.
Since the first coronavirus patient in Wisconsin on February 5, 2020, 555,303 people tested positive for the COVID-19 virus:
- 96.9% (537,955) recovered
- 2.0% (11,027) are active cases, diagnosed or showing symptoms in the last 30 days
- 1.11% (6,162) died
DHS members say another 25,794 doses of the vaccine have been administered across the state, bringing the total number of doses administered to 965,999.
Meanwhile, health officials say another 7,264 people have completed the series of vaccines, bringing the total number of people who received the two doses across the state to 239,442. Health officials say this amounts to about 4.1% of the state’s population. CLICK HERE to track the number of vaccines in Wisconsin, as well as by county.
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. These numbers may reflect vaccines given in the past 3 days, as vacciners’ reports keep coming.
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 also reports that 34 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. This helped to reduce the average 7 days to 59 new patients per day, the lowest number since September 25. A total of 25,302 people have already been hospitalized for treatment with COVID-19 in the past 53 weeks, or 4.6% of all cases.
Taking into account deaths and discharges, the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) says that, as of Sunday, there are currently 399 patients with COVID-19 among the 134 hospitals in the state, with 116 in intensive car. There are 9 in the ICU and 22 fewer patients with COVID-19 in hospitals in general. There have been no fewer than 400 COVID-19 patients in Wisconsin hospitals since September 19.
Fox Valley hospitalizations declined on Sunday. The 13 hospitals are treating 23 patients with COVID-19, three less than on Saturday, with 7 in the ICU, a number that has remained stable since Friday.
Meanwhile, in the Northeast, on Sunday, WHA reports that 10 hospitals in the region of 7 counties were treating 39 patients with COVID-19, five fewer than on Saturday, 12 of them in the ICU, one less on Saturday.
READY HOSPITAL
In terms of hospital readiness, the WHA reports that 319 beds in intensive care units in the state are unoccupied (21.75%) and 2,336 (20.9%) of all medical beds (ICU, intermediate care, surgical doctor and isolation negative flow) are open.
The 13 hospitals in the Fox Valley region reported 12 open ICU beds (11.53%) among them, and a total of 116 unoccupied medical beds (13.59%) for the eight municipalities they serve. There are no intermediate care beds available.
Hospitals in the Northeast region had 34 open ICU beds (16.42%) and 236 unoccupied medical beds (24.68%).
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 SUNDAY COUNT AND TOTAL DEATH (Municipalities with new cases or deaths are indicated in audacious) *
Wisconsin
- Adams – 1,548 cases (+5) (11 deaths)
- Ashland – 1,168 cases (16 deaths)
- Barron – 5,245 boxes (+9) (74 deaths)
- Bayfield – 1,062 boxes (+3) (18 deaths)
- Brown – 29,888 boxes (+10) (202 deaths)
- Buffalo – 1,306 boxes (+2) (7 deaths)
- Burnett – 1,158 cases (+10) (23 deaths)
- Calumet – 5,397 boxes (+7) (41 deaths)
- Chippewa – 6,971 boxes (+10) (88 deaths)
- Clark – 3,141 cases (+2) (57 deaths) (+1)
- Columbia – 4,954 boxes (+4) (50 deaths)
- Crawford – 1,657 boxes (+2) (17 deaths)
- Dane – 39,270 (+58) (264 deaths)
- Dodge – 11,311 boxes (+1) (154 deaths)
- Door – 2,391 boxes (+1) (19 deaths)
- Douglas – 3,638 boxes (+5) (23 deaths)
- Dunn – 4,188 boxes (+12) (26 deaths)
- Eau Claire – 10,856 cases (+19) (104 deaths)
- Florence – 431 cases (12 deaths)
- Fond du Lac – 11,795 boxes (+1) (88 deaths)
- Forest – 918 boxes (23 deaths)
- Concession – 4,600 cases (+7) (79 deaths)
- Green – 2,971 boxes (+7) (16 deaths)
- Green Lake – 1,516 boxes (+1) (18 deaths)
- Iowa – 1,830 cases (9 deaths)
- Iron – 515 boxes (19 deaths)
- Jackson – 2,571 cases (23 deaths)
- Jefferson – 7,765 cases (+8) (75 deaths)
- Juneau – 2,959 cases (+4) (19 deaths)
- Kenosha – 14,607 cases (+17) (288 deaths)
- Kewaunee – 2,400 boxes (+1) (27 deaths)
- La Crosse – 12,027 cases (+15) (75 deaths)
- Lafayette – 1,414 boxes (+7) (7 deaths)
- Langlade – 1,918 boxes (31 deaths)
- Lincoln – 2,868 boxes (+1) (56 deaths)
- Manitowoc – 7,149 boxes (+9) (61 deaths)
- Marathon – 13,497 cases (+13) (171 deaths)
- Marinette – 3,953 boxes (+2) (61 deaths)
- Marquette – 1,294 boxes (21 deaths)
- Menominee – 792 cases (11 deaths)
- Milwaukee – 97,006 (+88) (1,188 deaths)
- Monroe – 4,215 cases (+3) (30 deaths)
- Oconto – 4,218 cases (47 deaths)
- Oneida – 3,305 cases (+4) (64 deaths)
- Outagamie – 18,914 cases (+18) (186 deaths)
- Ozaukee – 7,529 boxes (+10) (73 deaths)
- Pepin – 797 boxes (7 deaths)
- Perforate – 3,413 boxes (+3) (33 deaths)
- Polk – 3,771 boxes (+12) (43 deaths)
- Portage – 6,358 boxes (+7) (63 deaths)
- Price – 1,130 cases (7 deaths)
- Racine – 20,131 cases (+9) (314 deaths)
- Richland – 1,259 cases (+2) (13 deaths)
- Rock – 14,171 boxes (+31) (150 deaths)
- Rusk – 1,240 cases (16 deaths)
- Sauk – 5,177 cases (+4) (37 deaths)
- Sawyer – 1,463 cases (+2) (20 deaths)
- Shawano – 4,551 cases (70 deaths)
- Sheboygan – 12,653 boxes (+3) (125 deaths)
- St. Croix – 6,257 cases (+6) (42 deaths)
- Taylor – 1,784 cases (20 deaths)
- Trempealeau – 3,358 boxes (+4) (36 deaths)
- Vernon – 1,793 boxes (36 deaths)
- Villas – 2,062 boxes (+4) (36 deaths)
- Walworth – 8,737 boxes (+3) (124 deaths)
- Washburn – 1,270 boxes (+1) (18 deaths)
- Washington – 13,581 cases (+7) (127 deaths)
- Waukesha – 39,993 cases (+15) (466 deaths)
- Waupaca – 4,715 boxes (+2) (110 deaths)
- Waushara – 2,086 cases (+2) (28 deaths)
- Winnebago – 16,811 cases (+8) (177 deaths)
- Wood – 6,616 boxes (+2) (72 deaths)
Michigan Upper Peninsula **
- Alger – 275 boxes (1 death)
- Baraga – 499 cases (31 deaths)
- Chippewa – 707 cases (20 deaths)
- Delta – 2,631 cases (65 deaths)
- Dickinson – 2,118 cases (55 deaths)
- Gogebic – 897 cases (18 deaths)
- Houghton – 2,035 cases (32 deaths)
- Iron – 863 cases (39 deaths)
- Keweenaw – 110 cases (1 death)
- Luce – 132 cases
- Mackinac – 279 cases (3 deaths)
- Marquette – 3,437 cases (54 deaths)
- Menominee – 1,606 cases (35 deaths)
- Ontonagon – 353 boxes (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 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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