Of the 270 COVID-19 test results logged in the last day, 190 of those, or 70%, came back positive according to the latest data posted on Wednesday by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health. The new cases push the total for the pandemic to 21,818, and with 99 recoveries, the active case count climbed 91 to 1,341, the highest since 1,358 were recorded on December 18, 2020.
There are 34 patients now hospitalized in Sheboygan County, down 2 since Tuesday with 3 admissions balanced by 5 discharges. 1,056 persons have required hospitalization for COVID-19 symptoms in the county so far.
The level of community transmission in Sheboygan County is 663.26 cases per 100,000 persons over the last 7 days, up 220.22 since Tuesday, and 24.43% of tests in the last week’s time returned positive, an increase of about 0.9% since Tuesday.
70,174 persons have now received at least one dose of vaccine in the county with the addition of 80 in the last day. That equates to 60.9%. 57.5%, or 66,292, are fully vaccinated, an increase of 127 in the last day.
The number of nursing homes hosting facility-wide investigations has decreased by 8 in the last week, with 4 currently underway, those being:
- Pine Haven
- Rocky Knoll
- Sheboygan Progressive
- Sunny Ridge
An investigation in a skilled nursing facility is opened if there is one or more cases of COVID-19 within the facility , either a resident or employee.
45 education settings have active investigations, 5 fewer than last week. Those 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
- Kohler Middle/High
- 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
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. John the Baptist-Plymouth
- St. John Lutheran-Plymouth
- Urban Middle
- Wilson Elementary
Comments