After going more than two weeks without one, a death attributable to COVID-19 was reported in Sheboygan County by the Division of Public Health in its regular update. The person was 80 or older, and brings the toll to 134. Among that number, one was between 10 and 19 years old, three were in their 30s, five were in their 40s, five in their 50s, twenty-one were in their 60s, twenty-eight were in their 70s and seventy-one were 80 or older.
After gaining 21 cases on Wednesday, only minor changes were noted, with 4 new positive tests for COVID-19 received on Thursday; and with 9 recoveries, the active case count dropped six to 156. 13,268 county residents have now had COVID-19. Hospitalizations were down by one, to 1 person.
Vaccinations continue to show progress, with 19,152 – or 16.6% – of county residents now fully vaccinated, while just over 35,000 have received at least one dose.
Wisconsin added three deaths since Wednesday, putting the death toll at 6,625. 517 more positive test returns were received, and 577,712 Wisconsinites have now battled the virus. 40 more persons were hospitalized, and the COVID patient population in the Badger State is 239, 6 more than yesterday. 56 of those are in ICU beds, and 360 ventilators are in use.
16 facility-wide investigations are being conducted in Sheboygan County, one more than last week. 3 of those are long-term care investigations, 1 is a group housing facility, 4 workplace investigations are underway, and there are 8 education settings hosting an active investigation, which continues until 2 weeks after the last possible exposure to a COVID-19 case in the facility without any new cases.
The three skilled nursing long-term care facilities with active investigations are:
- Morningside
- Rocky Knoll Health Care Center
- Sunny Ridge
Of the 8 education settings with active investigations, those named were:
- Horace Mann Middle
- Lincoln Erdman Elementary
- Sheboygan Falls Elementary
- Sheboygan North High
- Sheboygan South High
- Sheridan Elementary
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