The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County as reported by the Division of Public Health increased by 18 in the last 24 hours according to the agency’s data dashboard on Wednesday. 435 cases were being monitored, compared with 417 on Tuesday. That’s the result of 18 new cases vs no recoveries in the last 24 hours. Hospitalizations for treatment of the disease were down by 4 in the last day to 15 cases.
The current level of transmission in Sheboygan County is listed as “high”, with a 10.32% positivity rate of tests, and a 7-day case load of 197.68 per 100,000 persons. At that level, the CDC and Public Health recommend that all individuals wear masks while they are in indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status. Masks are also encouraged regardless of the level of transmission, particularly if an individual is immunocompromised or at increased risk for severe disease from COVID-19, or if they have someone in their house hold who is immunocompromised, at increased risk of severe disease or not fully vaccinated.
As of Wednesday morning, 62,188 Sheboygan County residents had received at least one dose of vaccine, comprising 53.9% of the population. 51.0%, or 58,809 persons, were fully vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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