COVID-19 in Wisconsin: Case numbers are up but deaths fall to 1 per day

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The Wisconsin Division of Well being Companies (DHS) reported 1,524 new instances of the COVID-19 virus Wednesday. It’s the sixth time in eight days the rely was over 1,000. Yesterday we reported numbers step by step declined because the surge of latest instances on April 20, however Wednesday’s was the best tally since then. The whole was nonetheless somewhat decrease than April 20, although, which nudged the 7-day common down from 1,168 to 1,159 instances per day since final week Wednesday is out of the equation.

Eight counties in WBAY’s wider viewing space had new instances within the double digits. Ten had single-digit will increase. Forest and Menominee counties didn’t have new instances.

The positivity charge is nearing 9% after rising four-tenths of some extent to eight.8%. The share of exams in per week optimistic for the COVID-19 virus hasn’t been this excessive since February 15.

There was only one COVID-19 demise reported to the DHS, which says the particular person died within the final 30 days. The DHS can lastly report that Wisconsin is averaging one COVID-19 demise per day during the last week. We couldn’t discover a 7-day common this low since August 8, 2021. The typical doesn’t embody deaths that occurred greater than a month in the past however have been only recently reported to the state.

Thirty-nine folks have been hospitalized for COVID-19. That’s essentially the most in a single day since late March.

After taking discharges and deaths into consideration, the Wisconsin Hospital Affiliation (WHA) reported 212 COVID-19 sufferers in hospitals Wednesday, together with 36 in ICU. The variety of sufferers is 10 greater than the day earlier than and essentially the most COVID-19 sufferers at one time since March 24. The quantity is down 2 after reaching a 4-week excessive a day in the past. Hospitals within the Fox Valley area, masking 8 space counties, have been treating 16 sufferers, 1 in ICU — equivalent numbers to a day in the past.

Vaccinators in Wisconsin reported the best every day numbers in per week for all 5 vaccine metrics: COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, booster pictures given, Wisconsinites having no less than one dose, Wisconsinites finishing their vaccine sequence, and Wisconsinites getting boosters. We don’t know what number of of those got prior to now 24 hours since vaccinators don’t all the time report their numbers the identical day.

They weren’t sufficient to “transfer the dial” as we’re nonetheless at 64.3% of Wisconsin residents getting no less than one dose, 61.0% of the state inhabitants finishing their vaccine sequence — that’s two doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine — and 34.0% of the inhabitants having a booster shot as well as.

Wednesday’s Vaccinations by Age Group

• 5 to 11: 27.6% (+0.1) acquired vaccine/24.7% accomplished vaccinations
• 12 to 17: 61.6% acquired vaccine/58.1% ompleted vaccinations/19.1% (+0.1) acquired booster
• 18 to 24: 60.3% acquired vaccine/54.7% accomplished vaccinations/19.1% acquired booster
• 25 to 34: 64.3% (+0.1) acquired vaccine/59.7% accomplished vaccinations/25.1% acquired booster
• 35 to 44: 69.3% acquired vaccine/65.8% accomplished vaccinations/32.8% acquired booster
• 45 to 54: 71.7% acquired vaccine/68.9% accomplished vaccinations/37.7% acquired booster
• 55 to 64: 78.1% acquired vaccine/75.6% accomplished vaccinations/49.0% (+0.1) acquired booster
• 65 and up: 85.4% acquired vaccine/82.4% accomplished vaccinations/67.4% acquired booster

Wednesday’s Vaccinations by County Inhabitants

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WEDNESDAY’S COUNTY CASE AND DEATH TOTALS (boldface signifies enhance since final report)

Be aware: Michigan updates county case and demise totals on Wednesdays

• Brown – 70,532 instances (+33) (425 deaths)
• Calumet – 11,597 instances (+7) (99 deaths)
• Dickinson (Mich.) – 5,013 instances (+26) (86 deaths)
• Dodge – 24,585 instances (+12) (294 deaths)
• Door – 6,612 instances (+1) (61 deaths)
• Florence – 816 instances (+1) (16 deaths)
• Fond du Lac – 29,670 instances (+34) (254 deaths)
• Forest – 2,439 instances (48 deaths)
• Gogebic (Mich.) – 2,747 instances (+3) (40 deaths)
• Inexperienced Lake – 4,280 instances (+10) (54 deaths)
• Iron (Mich.) – 2,319 instances (+3) (71 deaths)
• Kewaunee – 4,567 instances (+2) (42 deaths)
• Langlade – 4,890 instances (+1) (73 deaths)
• Manitowoc – 17,413 instances (+17) (158 deaths)
• Marinette – 9,709 instances (+3) (105 deaths)
• Menominee – 1,845 (14 deaths)
• Menominee (Mich.) – 3,953 instances (+8) (60 deaths)
• Oconto – 9,356 instances (+1) (96 deaths)
• Outagamie – 42,761 instances (+20) (356 deaths)
• Shawano – 9,786 instances (+6) (127 deaths)
• Sheboygan – 29,598 instances (+33) (268 deaths)
• Waupaca – 11,367 instances (+5) (194 deaths)
• Waushara – 5,025 instances (+4) (70 deaths)
• Winnebago – 44,380 instances (+40) (332 deaths)

You could find instances and deaths for all 72 Wisconsin counties on the DHS County Knowledge web site and for Michigan counties on the Michigan Division of Well being COVID-19 web site. The Wisconsin Division of Well being Companies and Wisconsin Hospital Affiliation publish updates Mondays by Fridays. Michigan Division of Well being updates info on Wednesdays.

** Instances and deaths are from state COVID-19 studies, which can differ from native well being division numbers. The Wisconsin DHS studies instances from all well being departments inside a county’s boundaries, together with tribal, municipal and county well being departments; county web sites could not. Additionally, public well being departments replace their knowledge at varied instances, whereas the DHS freezes the numbers it receives by the identical time each day to compile the afternoon report.

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