Compared to peak times last November, when daily new cases of COVID-19 were averaging over 250 at times, the rate of new infections in Sheboygan County seems mild. According to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services the rate of new daily confirmed cases as an average here over the last 7 days was 14.43. Still, Sheboygan County is considered to exhibit “high” activity, and a high burden rate of 169.4 cases per 100,000 persons. Those metrics are due to be updated later this week.
By the numbers, the County Division of Public Health reports that 22 tests out of 247 results it received since Friday were positive for COVID-19, a rate of nearly 9%. With 63 persons recovering, active cases dropped by 41 to 177 cases. That’s the lowest since 135 were recorded on September 25th last year. Hospitalizations were down by one, to 4 persons. 12,666 cases have now been confirmed in Sheboygan County since the SARS-CoV-2 virus arrived here last March, and 125 have died.
As of this Monday morning, 10,745 Sheboygan County residents have received at least one dose of vaccine, and 3,686 have completed their two-dose series.
Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services added 1,660 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday’s report, for a total of 555,708 so far. Four deaths raised the toll to 6,166, and 38 more persons entered hospital treatment for COVID-19. After accounting for deaths and discharges, the Wisconsin COVID patient population was up by 13 to 412, with 118 of those in ICU beds. 388 patients in all are on ventilators, some of whom may be among the 31 patients awaiting their test results.
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