50.5% of the state completes vaccines, deaths increase to 7 per day

MADISON, Wisconsin (WBAY) – At its current pace, Wisconsin is expected to reach a target Saturday or Sunday of 6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered. This, as the number of cases and deaths in the COVID-19 state continues to increase in this resurgence attributed to the delta variant.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) states that the state now averages 7 deaths a day for the past 7 days. This rotating average was 5 Thursday. The death toll rises from 13 to 7,516. The state says 11 of those 13 deaths were in the last 30 days. In northeastern Wisconsin, deaths were reported in Sheboygan and Winnebago counties and in neighboring Menominee County, Michigan.

The state also reports that Wisconsin averages 1,241 new cases of COVID-19 each day over the past week, a jump from Thursday’s 1,220 average, about 8,600 more cases since last Friday. To date, 644,554 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Wisconsin. The positivity rate, the 7-day average of all tests that return positive for COVID-19 virus, rose again to 7.1% after falling to 6.9% on Thursday.

DHS data show that 84 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 treatment in the last 24 hours. This reappears in double digits for the first time in several days and is close to the calculated 7-day average of 86 admissions per day. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5.4% of people diagnosed with coronavirus in Wisconsin have been hospitalized.

Taking into account hospital discharges and deaths, the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) reported a net increase of 39 COVID-19 patients in state hospitals since Thursday, but 4 fewer patients in the ICU. State hospitals reported treating 751 COVID-19 patients, with 218 in intensive care. Hospitals in the Northeast Health Region treat 62 patients, 1 more than Thursday, with 19 in the ICU, the same as the day before. Fox Valley hospitals had 54 patients (unchanged since Thursday), including 7 in intensive care, 5 fewer in the ICU than Thursday.

DHS reports that 50.5% of the state’s population has completed the COVID-19 vaccine series, with two doses of Pfizer or Modern vaccine or one shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. This percentage includes 61% of all adults.

To date, from the age of 12, 3,128,925 people have received at least one dose of vaccine. It is 53.7% of the population, including 64.6% of all adults.

Now the state reports that half of all Wisconsin men and boys received at least one dose of the vaccine. They have been left behind by their female companions; 68.8% of all Wisconsin women and girls have been shot. Counting only adults, 60.4% of men and 68% of women received at least one dose, while 56.9% of men and 64.4% of women are fully vaccinated.

Thursday, el DHS went public with a website making parallel comparisons of cases, hospitalizations and deaths of fully vaccinated people and the rest of the population. The data show that in July, as the highly contagious delta variant became the dominant strain of COVID-19, people who were not fully vaccinated were three times more likely to test positive for the virus, 3.7 times more likely. probably to enter and 10 times more likely to die. Read more details in our separate report on new comparisons.

While there are advanced cases, DHS-appointed secretary Karen Timberlake says, “COVID-19 vaccines continue to do their job by stopping the spread of many new infections and preventing serious illness, hospitalization and death.”

CLICK HERE to see the full presentation of the COVID-19 data status.

VACCINES BY COUNTY POPULATION (FRIDAY)

Friday The school district in the Oshkosh area announced that it required face masks for all students, staff, and visitors to schools and district buildings at least through October 1 The Appeton Area school district is also considering changing its policy optional masking to make masks mandatory to start the school year. Both school districts cited the increase in the number of cases within their district.

The Wisconsin National Guard and local health departments offer vaccination clinics in Winnebago, Outagamie and Calumet counties each week through Sept. 2. No appointment required, no ID or insurance. These clinics offer the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, and some may have the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which can always change depending on availability. Children 12 to 17 years old need to be with a parent or guardian, and are only eligible for the Pfizer vaccine; they will be eligible for their second dose in 3 weeks and will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks later.

• TUESDAY – Fox Crossing Fire Department, 1326 Cold Spring Rd., 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• WEDNESDAY – Black Creek Fire Department, W5200 Cty Rd B, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• WEDNESDAY – Shiocton-Bovina Fire Department, W7740 Pine St., Bovina, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
• THURSDAY – New Holstein Community Center, 1725 Silver Moon Ln., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• THURSDAY: Brillion Community Center, 120 Center St., 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The Winnebago County Department of Health also announced COVID-19 vaccination clinics on August 24, 27 and 31 at the Oshkosh Public Library at 106 Washington Avenue. no appointment required. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be offered. The Winnebago County Department of Health encourages everyone to get vaccinated as the school year begins.

FRIDAY CASAL COMTAL AND TOTALS OF DEATH (counties with new cases or deaths are indicated in bold) **

• Brown: 33,175 cases (+68) (259 dead)
• Calumet: 6,093 cases (+8) (51 dead)
• Dickinson (Mich.) * – 2,468 cases (+9) (59 dead)
• Dodging: 12,411 cases (+14) (178 dead)
• Door: 2,732 boxes (+7) (30 dead)
• Florence: 460 cases (13 deaths)
• Fond du Lac: 13,127 places (+28) (133 dead)
• Forest – 1,018 cases (+4) (24 dead)
• Gogebic (Mich.) * – 1,135 cases (+13) (24 dead)
• Green Lake: 1,702 cases (+13) (21 dead)
• Ferro (Mich.) * – 1,021 boxes (+8) (43 dead)
• Kewaunee: 2,453 cases (+5) (28 dead)
• Langlade: 2,126 cases (+4) (35 dead)
• Manitowoc: 7,892 cases (+6) (77 dead)
• Marinette: 4,369 cases (+8) (68 dead)
• Menominee (Mich.) * – 1,887 cases (+30) (42 deaths) (+1)
• Menominee – 828 cases (11 deaths)
• Discount: 4,720 cases (+9) (63 dead)
• Outagamie: 21,570 cases (+50) (227 dead)
• Shawano: 4,941 cases (+13) (73 dead)
• Sheboygan: 14,466 cases (+18) (156 deaths) (+1)
• Waupaca: 5,162 cases (+4) (125 dead)
• Waushara: 2,285 cases (+11) (36 dead)
• Winnebago – 19,076 cases (+55) (206 deaths) (+1)

* The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin Hospital Association do not post updates on weekends. The Michigan Department of Health only updates information on Tuesdays and Fridays.

** Cases and deaths come from state COVID-19 reports, which may differ from local health department numbers. Wisconsin DHS reports cases from all health departments within a county, including tribal, municipal, and county health departments; county websites may not be. In addition, public health departments update their data at various times, while DHS freezes the numbers it receives every day at the same time to prepare the afternoon report.

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