A new high mark in active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County was set upon publication of data on Tuesday by the County Division of Public Health on its Coronavirus Case Dashboard.
The previous high of 2,634 set November 24, 2020 was surpassed when 414 active cases were added, pushing the count to 2,654. A total of 23,500 COVID-19 cases have been recorded here during the pandemic.
Two more deaths were added to the toll, increasing the number of victims to 187. The two most recent were both at least 80 years old, with that age group now accounting for ninety-four of the deaths. Forty-five were in their 70s, twenty-eight were in their 60s, eight were in their 50s, seven were in their 40s, four were in their 30s and one casualty was between 10 and 19 years old.
Sheboygan County is currently experiencing a “High” rate of community transmission, with a Case Rate of 956.3 per 100,000 persons, unchanged from Monday. The percent of positive tests over the last 7 days was noted at 30.37%, up about 0.6% since Monday.
45 persons are now hospitalized, with total hospitalizations now reaching 1,084 an increase of 4 since Monday.
The number of county residents having received at least one dose of vaccine is now 70,531, or 61.2% of the population, with 64 added in the last day. 59 more persons completed their series of shots. That total is now 66,588, or 57.8% of the population.
Facility-Wide investigations now include five nursing homes, one more than last week, and 45 educational facilities, the same number as last week.
The nursing homes with active facility-wide investigations are:
- Pine Haven
- Rocky Knoll
- Sheboygan Health Services
- Sheboygan Progressive
- Sunny Ridge
The educational facilities currently hosting facility-wide investigations are:
- Bethlehem Lutheran
- Cedar Grove/Belgium Elementary/Middle
- Cedar Grove/Belgium High
- Christ Child Academy
- Cooper Elementary
- Early Learning Center
- Elkhart Lake/Glenbeulah Elementary/Middle
- Elkhart Lake/Glenbeulah High
- Etude Elementary
- Etude Middle/High
- Farnsworth Middle
- Grant Elementary
- Horace Mann Middle
- Howards Grove Elementary
- Howards Grove High
- Howards Grove Middle
- Jackson Elementary
- James Madison Elementary
- Jefferson Elementary
- Kohler Elementary
- Lake Country Academy
- Lincoln Erdman Elementary
- Longfellow Elementary
- Oostburg Elementary
- Oostburg Middle/High
- Pigeon River Elementary
- Plymouth Fairview Elementary
- Plymouth High
- Plymouth Horizon Elementary
- Plymouth Parkview Elementary
- Plymouth Riverview Middle
- Random Lake School District
- Sheboygan Central High
- Sheboygan Falls Elementary
- Sheboygan Falls High
- Sheboygan Falls Middle
- Sheboygan Leadership Academy
- Sheboygan North High
- Sheboygan South High
- Sheridan Elementary
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. John the Baptist-Plymouth
- St. John Lutheran-Plymouth
- Urban Middle
- Wilson Elementary
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