Cases, deaths on the rise

MADISON, Wisconsin (WBAY) – More than 2,000 cases of COVID-19 (2,088) were diagnosed in Wisconsin in the latest tests, but the State Department of Health Services (DHS). That took the 7-day moving average from 1,482 cases per day to 1,670 on Tuesday after falling over the weekend. However, as a percentage of people tested, the positivity rate is declining, with the 7-day average decreasing by a tenth of a percentage point to 7.6%. We’re still well above where health officials can consider the virus to be managed – that’s a positivity rate of less than 3%.

The number of deaths from COVID-19 in Wisconsin is increasing, to an average of 15 deaths per day, compared to 13 on average yesterday. Deaths were in double digits again on Tuesday, with 12 more people added to the toll. These include deaths in Forest and Sheboygan counties. Since the start of the pandemic, 7,771 people in Wisconsin have died from illness caused by the coronavirus.

DHS cautions that these could be underreported numbers. It indicates that a system performance issue is causing a delay in processing data and that it works to resolve the issue.

State figures show an additional 153 people have been hospitalized for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Considering discharges and deaths, the state’s number of hospitalizations declined on Tuesday, but not locally. The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) has reported 1,055 currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients statewide, including 314 in intensive care – 13 fewer in intensive care and one fewer patient overall since Monday. Hospitals in northeastern counties were treating 113 patients, including 30 in intensive care – 3 fewer in intensive care but 8 more patients in total. Fox Valley region has 84 COVID-19 patients, including 15 in intensive care; that’s 2 more in intensive care and 9 more overall.

Attorney Aurora Health says its hospitals in Wisconsin recorded 69% more COVID-19 admissions over the past month, but hospitalizations were down 1.6% last week. Advocate’s Executive Medical Director for Infectious Diseases and Prevention, Dr Robert Citronberg, said: “Our hospital admissions numbers have flattened somewhat in recent days, which is expected as the number of COVID cases- 19 in the community begins to decline. Vaccines work, and as more people are vaccinated, we can reduce these pandemic numbers and come back closer to normal life. “

We should get a county-by-county update on the spread of the disease tomorrow or Thursday. Last week DHS reported viral activity very high in 56 counties and raised in the other 16 in the previous two weeks. However, the state saw no significant change in the number of new coronavirus cases from the start to the end of the two-week period.

For a preview, it might be worth looking at the wastewater monitoring which tests the water that a community drains for the virus, and reports are updated more frequently. Tuesday’s latest report showed a sustained increase in Clintonville and Marinette, while there has been no significant change over the past two weeks at Appleton, Berlin, De Pere, Fox River Pollution Control Center, Green Bay , Manitowoc, Oshkosh, Peshtigo and Sheboygan.

Vaccination

Green Lake County became the last county in our region to have half of its population vaccinated, joining Brown, Calumet, Door, Manitowoc, Menominee, Outagamie, Sheboygan and Winnebago counties. To date, 46.7% of the population of Green Lake County have completed the vaccine series, which includes 60.1% of adults.

Statewide, 55.8% of the population has received at least one injection, including 52.5% of Wisconsinians who are fully vaccinated. 3,054,188 people completed their vaccination series, including 2,873,354 adults, or 63.1% of the adult population.

Wisconsin residents receive COVID-19 vaccine, by age group (and change since last report)

• 12-15: 44.5% received the vaccine (+0.1) / 38.5% fully vaccinated (+0.2)
• 16-17: 50.4% received the vaccine (+0.2) / 45.3% fully vaccinated (+0.2)
• 18-24: 50.3% received the vaccine (+0.1) / 45.1% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
• 25-34: 54.5% received the vaccine (+0.1) / 49.7% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
• 35-44: 62.2% received the vaccine (+0.1) / 57.8% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
• 45-54: 63.7% received the vaccine (+0.1) / 59.9% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
• 55-64: 72.7% received the vaccine (+0.1) / 69.7% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
• 65 years and over: 85.1% received the vaccine (+0.0) / 83.1% fully vaccinated (+0.1)

Later this week, we expect DHS to report the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths in August involving people who were fully vaccinated versus those who had not completed their vaccinations or had never received. vaccine. DHS says it plans to publish these comparisons no later than the 15th of each month in the future. In July, the rate was 369.2 cases, 18.2 hospitalizations and 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people who were not fully vaccinated, and 125.4 cases, 4.9 hospitalizations and 0.1 deaths per 100 000 people who had at least two weeks after completing their vaccine. series.

VACCINATIONS BY COUNTY POPULATION (TUESDAY)

County (Population) (Health region)	% of population (change from previous report)	% complete of population (change from previous report)
Brown (264,542) (NE)	56.5% (+0.1)	53.2% (+0.0)
Calumet (50 089) (VF)	50.6% (+0.0)	47.9% (+0.0)
Dodge (87,839)	45.5% (+0.0)	42.6% (+0.1)
By (27,668) (NE)	70.7% (+0.0)	67.7% (+0.1)
Fond du Lac (103,403) (SE)	48.6% (+0.0)	45.6% (+0.1)
Forest (9,004)	45.7% (+0.0)	43.2% (+0.0)
Florence (4,295) (NE)	46.3% (+0.1)	44.7% (+0.1)
Lac Vert (18,913) (FV)	50.0% (+0.1)	46.7% (+0.0)
Kewaunee (20,434) (NE)	45.9% (+0.1)	43.4% (+0.0)
Manitowoc (78,981) (NE)	53.0% (+0.1)	50.1% (+0.0)
Marinette (40,350) (NE)	46.4% (+0.1)	43.6% (+0.1)
Menominee (4,556) (FV)	65.8% (+0.3)	58.5% (+0.5)
Oconto (37 930) (NE)	47.1% (+0.0)	44.6% (+0.1)
Outagamy (187 885) (VF)	56.2% (+0.1)	53.0% (+0.1)
Shawano (40 899) (VF)	41.8% (+0.0)	39.1% (+0.1)
Sheboygan (115,340) (SE)	54.3% (+0.1)	51.5% (+0.1)
Waupaca (50 990) (VF)	48.8% (+0.1)	45.8% (+0.1)
Waushara (24 443) (VF)	39.8% (+0.0)	37.7% (+0.0)
Winnebago (171 907) (VF)	53.9% (+0.0)	50.8% (+0.1)
NORTHEAST REGION (474,200) (NE)	258,866 (54.6%) (+0.1)	244,427 (51.5%) (+0.0)
FOX VALLEY AREA (549,682) (FV)	287,716 (52.3%) (+0.0)	270,950 (49.3%) (+0.1)
WISCONSIN (5,822,434)	3,247,083 (55.8%) (+0.1)	3,054,188 (52.5%) (+0.1)

Vaccination clinics

The community vaccination clinic inside Fox River Mall in Grand Chute is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on select dates until December 15. The list of dates will be updated on Outagamie County website. No appointment is necessary for this walk-in clinic, which is located near the food court and Scheel’s. There is no charge and no ID is required.

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Oneida Nation and Options for Independent Living have announced that they are running free vaccination clinics at the NWTC. No appointment is necessary for the clinic, and anyone aged 12 or over is eligible for the vaccine. The last clinic is tomorrow, September 14, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you would like to attend the clinic, but need transportation assistance, please call 920-490-0500.

Test sites

Walk-in or drive-through COVID-19 testing is once again available at the Sunnyview Expo Center. The Winnebago County Department of Health says the site is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the Wisconsin National Guard handling the testing. Registration is encouraged at www.winnebagopublichealth.org. The test is recommended (and free) for anyone as young as 1 year old who has been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has symptoms of COVID-19, which may include fever, chills , cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, headache, muscle pain, or sudden loss of taste or smell. Results are usually back within 48 hours.

However, the Winnebago County Health Department announced on Tuesday afternoon that the walk-in vaccination clinic on Wednesday this week that normally takes place in Sunnyview will be relocated to the Coughlin Center for this week. The hours will remain the same, with vaccines being offered from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Coughlin Center is across from the Sunnyview Expo Center.

ThedaCare also announced its COVID-19 mobile testing schedule in Fox Valley this week. Appointments are required via doineedacovid19test.com. You don’t need to be a ThedaCare patient. All sites offer rapid tests, with results usually obtained in 15 minutes, and PCR tests, most of which give results in 24 to 48 hours.

• Wednesday: September 15, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m .: ThedaCare Physicians-Neenah, 333 N. Green Bay Rd. (Quick test offered until 4:30 p.m.)
• Thursday, September 16, 8 a.m.-5 p.m .: Christ the Rock Community Church, W6254 US-10, Menasha (rapid tests available until 4:30 p.m.)
• Friday, September 17, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m .: Guardian Building, 2300 E. Capitol Dr., Appleton (rapid tests available until 4:30 p.m.)

CASE AND DEATH RATE IN MARDI COUNTY (increase since last report in bold) **

• Brown – 34 839 cases (+202) (264 deaths)
• Calumet – 6,358 cases (+18) (52 deaths)
• Dickinson (Mich.) * – 2,557 cases (60 deaths)
• Dodge – 13,055 crates (+28) (185 deaths)
• Door – 2,906 cases (+14) (31 deaths)
• Florence – 472 cases (+1) (13 deaths)
• Fond du Lac – 14,022 squares (+55) (138 deaths)
• Forest – 1,145 cases (+12) (25 deaths) (+1)
• Gogebic (Michigan) * – 1,189 cases (24 deaths)
• Lac Vert – 1,883 cases (+11) (24 deaths)
• Iron (Michigan) * – 1,104 cases (43 deaths)
• Kewaunee – 2,555 cases (+11) (30 deaths)
• Langlade – 2,311 cases (+10) (36 deaths)
• Manitowoc – 8,366 cases (+16) (78 deaths)
• Marinette – 4,569 cases (+15) (69 deaths)
• Menominee (Mich.) * – 2,035 cases (43 deaths)
• Menominee – 849 cases (11 deaths)
• Oconto – 5,024 cases (+25) (64 deaths)
• Outagamy – 22,506 cases (+38) (231 deaths)
• Shawano – 5,176 cases (+19) (74 deaths)
• Sheboygan – 15,177 cases (+95) (155 deaths) (+1)
• Waupaca – 5,477 cases (+10) (132 deaths)
• Waushara – 2,430 cases (+8) (39 deaths)
• Winnebago – 20,243 cases (+65) (212 deaths)

* The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin Hospital Association do not issue updates on weekends. Update: The Michigan Department of Health updates information on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Due to Labor Day, Michigan figures were not updated today.

** Cases and deaths are from state COVID-19 reports, which may differ from local health department numbers. The Wisconsin DHS reports cases of all health departments within a county, including tribal, municipal, and county health departments; county websites cannot. Additionally, public health departments update their data at different times, while DHS freezes the numbers it receives at the same time each day to compile the afternoon report.

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