20 more positive tests for COVID-19 have been received since Tuesday by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health. Along with 9 recoveries, that raises the number of active cases being monitored by the DPH to 147, and the total number of cases recorded so far to 14,103. Hospitalizations also rose – by one – with 5 now being treated for their symptoms. Sheboygan County’s 7-day average of new confirmed cases is now 17.43. All Wisconsin counties except one are now classified as having a “High” case activity. The exception, Milwaukee County, is experiencing a “Very High” rate, illustrating the resurgence of COVID-19 that most experts attribute to the spread of the highly-contagious “Delta” variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus. In Sheboygan County a burden of 166.8 cases per 100,000 persons was reported by the State DHS, and our trajectory was upwards at a rate of 139% over the last two weeks.
One non-healthcare workplace in Sheboygan County is now under a facility-wide investigation.
The incidence of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County is not unlike that of Wisconsin as a whole. The state’s 7-day average of new probable cases has nearly doubled in the last week to 126, and the 7-day average percent positive by test has risen from 4.5% on July 25th to 7.2% as of August 3rd. The 7-day average of new deaths statewide is two, with 7,450 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 as of August 4th.
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