by Kevin Zimmermann
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) – Sheboygan County added yet another case of COVID-19 to its tally, upping the total confirmed cases here to 54. 11 cases are active, and one is hospitalized. 41 persons have recovered and 2 are deceased from the pandemic. Besides the one new positive case, another 65 persons tested negative for the coronavirus in the county since Saturday.
Statewide another 304 persons tested positive for the coronavirus, and the percent of 1-day positive test results ticked upwards to 11.1% from Saturday’s 10.3%, establishing a new soonest-possible date to commence the Badger Bounce Back reopening plan to May 18th. Another 2,427 persons tested negative.
While recent attention has been paid to China’s role in allegedly hoarding supplies of medical equipment in advance of the pandemic, today Wisconsin received a donation of 10,000 procedural masks and 1,000 medical outfits from its sister state of Heilongjiang Province to help grow its supply of personal protective equipment. The donation grew from a sister state relationship with the northeast China province that began in 1982. Governor Evers called the donation “teamwork at its finest,” and he thanked “our friends in Heilongjiang for their support and generosity.”
