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Forest County and Buffalo County have rates above 1,000 cases per 100,000 population for the first time since January
MADISON, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says two counties in the state are at extremely high levels of COVID activity for the first time since January.
Forest County and Buffalo County both have case rates above 1,000 cases per 100,000 people, DHS said on Wednesday.
today # COVID19_WI the update shows 2 counties (Forest and Buffalo) at extremely high activity levels. This is the first time since January that we have observed rates of> 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. See the activity where you are, and please take action to #StopTheSpread: https://t.co/qZw0nSnWe6 pic.twitter.com/mzX2yyvstB
– WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) September 15, 2021
64 counties are listed as having very high activity levels, and only six are listed as having high activity levels – the lowest current activity level in the state. Of these, four counties are found in south-central Wisconsin: Dane, Rock, Iowa, and Lafayette counties.
3,426 new cases were confirmed statewide on Tuesday, the highest number of new cases reported in a day since Jan. 7, when 3,514 new cases were reported.
The 7-day case average increased to 1,864.
20 new COVID-related deaths were also confirmed on Tuesday, and the 7-day average of deaths rose to 15.
DHS is once again asking residents to wear a mask, stay six feet apart, wash their hands regularly and get vaccinated.
7,791 people have died from COVID-related illnesses since DHS began reporting data.
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