The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County, as reported in Tuesday’s update from the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health, has reached the lowest level in nearly 11 months. 71 cases were known by the DPH on June 1st, a low level not matched since 68 cases were recorded on July 10th last year. 11 new cases since Friday were outnumbered by 17 recoveries, reducing the active case count by 7. 13,838 cases have been recorded here so far during the pandemic. Hospitalizations dropped by one patient, to a total of three.
Also since Friday, the State Department of Health Services added 379 cases of COVID-19 to a total count that now reaches 610,166 so far in Wisconsin. Confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 in the state rose by 41 since Friday to a total toll of 7,094. The 7-day average of new cases in Wisconsin, at 37, has dropped to the lowest since 30 was noted on September 9th last year.
The Wisconsin Hospitals Association reports 8 more patients since Monday, with 194 now hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 symptoms, however over the last 7 days the population is down 31. Still, 75 are in ICU beds, and 363 patients are ventilated in the state.
Vaccination rates continue to decline within Sheboygan County, as they have in the state overall. Last week, 1,808 doses were administered here, nearly equal to that given the week of January 17th, and in stark contrast to the 9,208 administered the week of April 4th. 53,330 Sheboygan County residents – 46.2% of the population – have received at least one dose, and 40.6%, or 46,865, are fully vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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