While it might seem that COVID-19 is now passé, given the lack of headlines and virtual cessation of masking in public, the fact remains that the coronavirus continues to spread and take lives in the process in Sheboygan County.
While the current level of transmission is considered “low” here and in surrounding counties, the number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the past 7 days has more than doubled from 18.21 during the previous week to 39.02 over the last seven days. 34,903 Sheboygan County residents, or just under 30% of the population, have now experienced a COVID-19 infection.
3.3 hospital admissions per 100,000 persons were experienced in the past 7-day period, though that is only about half as many as in the previous week, and 3.3% of hospital beds are occupied for treatment of the disease, down from 4.2% previously. 4 persons are now hospitalized, and 1,424 have needed such treatment since the beginning of the pandemic 3 years ago.
Deaths due to COVID-19 increased by 2 over the past 7 days to a total of 295. Of those, one was between 10 and 19 years old, one was in their 20s, six were in their 30s, nine were in their 40s, twenty-two were in their 50s, forty-seven were in their 60s, seventy-five were in their 70s, and 135 were at least 80 years old.
And while there are no alerts concerning upward trends, the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 virus detected at the Sheboygan Wastewater Treatment Facility remains “High”, as it has been for much of 2023 so far. This serves as an advance indicator for the number of COVID-19 cases in the community that does not rely on reporting information from individuals, and can advise officials on possible needs for attention to protect community health.
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