by Kevin Zimmermann
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) – Sheboygan County’s active case number of COVID-19 fell to 971 with Friday’s report from the County Division of Public Health. 101 new positive test returns were offset by 100 recoveries, while 12 of the new cases were KMCI inmates and not included in the active roster. KMCI has now recorded 856 cases of COVID-19. The county’s total confirmed tests is now 4,202. 20 persons are currently hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19. With 192 negative tests received since Thursday, the positive rate was 34.4%
Wisconsin added another 4,378 cases since Thursday, raising the state total to 190,478. 42 more persons have died of the disease since yesterday, putting the death toll at 1,745. With 13,46 negative test returns, the positive rate was 24.6%. 183 more persons entered hospital treatment with confirmed cases of COVID-19, while as of yesterday 324 persons were hospitalized and awaiting their test results. Of Thursday’s 1,202 COVID patients, 324 were in the ICU and 469 patients overall were on ventilators.
The County Division of Public Health on Friday announced that the Sheboygan County Safe Restart Plan status would not be updated, pending reevaluation of the metrics to better align with Wisconsin DHS data and mitigation strategies. That leaves the restart plan at Phase-2, as it has been since the beginning of June. Recommendations for now are to follow all state guidelines and emergency orders, that businesses and community organizations follow WEDC guidelines, that limits on capacity and gathering size be observed and that masking be employed whenever possible.
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