189 cases of COVID-19 were active in Sheboygan County when the Division of Public Health closed its week of tabulation on Friday as it now tracks the resurgence of the coronavirus. That’s an increase of 104 cases compared to the previous Friday’s total, and with 14,166 cases now recorded in all, 177 of those were added within the past week. 6 persons are now hospitalized; that number had reached 7 on Thursday, the highest patient population in the county since 8 were recorded on April 23rd. In all, 10 persons were treated in the hospital since the last weekly update.
Starrlene Grossman, the Director of the County Division of Pubic Health, told WHBL on Friday that since Wisconsin only sequences samples at random in order to determine which variants are appearing, it’s impossible to say that the upswing that began here in mid July is due to the highly-contagious Delta variant, or whether the relaxing of precautions such as gathering in groups and not being masked was responsible. However since Delta is now predominant in Wisconsin, it is at least partially to blame. The fact remains that Sheboygan County is experiencing a “high” rate of transmission as is the rest of the state. The CDC therefore is recommending that even fully-vaccinated persons should be wearing masks indoors, while those who are not vaccinated should return to the practices that became commonplace in 2020, namely the social distancing, avoiding large gatherings, wearing masks and washing frequently.
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