by Kevin Zimmermann
(WHBL) – At a half year into the pandemic, Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday declared a new public health emergency in Wisconsin due to a recent surge in cases among young people and issued a new face coverings order. Both orders are effective immediately and will expire after sixty days or with a subsequent superseding order. The governor previously declared a public health emergency under Executive Order #82, which remains in effect.
A new graph available from the County DPH illustrated the surge of COVID-19 among young people in Sheboygan County. The data illustrates new COVID-19 cases per month by age group, and plainly displays the 20-39 year old demographic as having the fastest trajectory and largest per-month numbers of new cases. Both graphs are available in the daily update issued Tuesday afternoon.
Also included in the report were links to resources on staying safe during Halloween including how to safely trick-or-treat, and another that suggests activities based upon risk levels. That interactive page, for instance, shows Sheboygan County as being in a “Red Zone”, and provides activity suggestions appropriate for that risk level such as limited parties, virtual get-togethers and also some in-person options.
31 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Sheboygan County since Monday, outpacing the 28 recoveries to add 3 to the active case count, now at 146. Of those, 12 are hospitalized, the second-highest population after 13 were recorded on 9/11. The positive test return rate was 8.8% and the running total of cases in the county is 1,519. 15 county residents in all have died of the disease.
Wisconsin added 1,672 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday to raise the running total to 104,170. The positive test return rate was 13.3%, putting the 7-day average at 16.7%. 7 more persons have died since Monday, putting the death toll at 1,251. 73 persons entered hospitals for treatment of confirmed COVID-19 cases, and another 190 are hospitalized and awaiting their test results. Of the 474 COVID-19 patients, 134 are in the ICU, and 358 persons are on ventilators.
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