by Kevin Zimmermann
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 experienced within Sheboygan County since the pandemic began here in March has topped 1,000. Thursday’s update from the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health shows that 17 more persons received positive test results since Wednesday, upping the total so far to 1,005. 392 tests were returned in all, yielding a positive rate of 4.3%. 9 more persons recovered, putting the active case number at 85 – 4 of those are hospitalized.
Statewide, of 10,791 tests returned in the last 24-hours, 878 – or 8.1% – were positive. The 7-day average edged up to 8.2%. 11 more fatalities due to the disease were recorded, raising the death toll to 1,111. 33 more persons were hospitalized since Wednesday. Of the 344 patients, 107 are in the ICU. 133 persons are hospitalized for symptoms, but still awaiting test results for confirmation. 372 persons are being ventilated.
Back in Sheboygan County, 13 Facilities are currently being investigated. This means that contract tracing is being done to see who may have been exposed, the isolating of sick individuals and quarantining those who have been exposed. The only facilities identified are skilled nursing long-term facilities where 6 investigations are underway. Those are: Pine Haven-Haven Drive Campus, Sheboygan Senior Community, Progressive Health Services, Sunny Ridge, Rocky Knoll, and Sheboygan Health Services.
One investigation is being conducted at a health care facility, 4 are workplace-related, 1 is an “other setting” investigation (such as adult center, restaurant, event space or religious setting), and for the first time – an education setting is hosting an investigation.
The County DPH on Thursday issued information concerning the process for publishing a list of schools with open facility-wide public health investigations. This list will be shared each Thursday beginning September 10th and updated weekly. The release will include a list of the schools with open investigations. Such investigations last until two maximum incubation periods have passed since the last possible exposure to a COVID-19 case in the facility without any new cases. For COVID-19, this two-period span is 28 days.
What will NOT be included in the weekly update will be any differentiation between staff, student or faculty; the age and/or grade level of an active case; and the number of cases within a facility.
The full release can be found linked in the County DPH’s daily COVID-19 update at sheboygancounty.com
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