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MADISON, Wisconsin (WBAY) – Wisconsin averages as many cases a day as it does in January during the winter hike. The difference is that in January the numbers were down. On Friday, they continued to climb.
The State Department of Health Services (DHS) says Wisconsin makes an average of 1,584 cases a day after tests diagnosed 2,283 cases of coronavirus. The rotating average jumped more than 100 from yesterday’s average of 1,481. This is at least the third day of this week, with more than 2,000 cases confirmed, something that has not happened since mid-January. We will not include Monday, as this is a cumulative total of confirmed cases over the weekend, as the state does not post updates on Saturdays and Sundays.
As we reported this week, the positivity rate remained relatively stable between 7.2% and 7.6% this month. The state says an average of 7.7% of tests came back positive over the past 7 days. The positivity rate was also 7.7% on August 4th. Before that, you should go back to January 16 to find it at 7.7%. Again, at that time, it was downhill.
The death toll rises by 7, to a total of 7,577 lives lost. The state says 5 of those deaths occurred in the last 30 days. This helped reduce the seven-day average from 9 to 8 deaths per day over the past week. None of these seven deaths were in northeastern Wisconsin, and Winnebago County had a revised death toll of 1 after the review. It is important to note that deaths do not increase at rates similar to those of January or other previous rises; doctors accredit it to COVID-19 vaccines, significantly reducing the chances of severe and fatal symptoms of a COVID-19 infection and increasing the chances of being asymptomatic.
State figures show that 90 people were hospitalized by COVID-19 since the last report on Thursday. That’s right, at the calculated average of 90 hospital admissions per day. 5.41% of all coronavirus cases have resulted in hospitalization. Considering discharges and deaths, state hospitals treated 865 patients with COVID-19 on Friday, with 259 in intensive care units, 10 more in the ICU and 49 more overall compared to Thursday. It is the largest number of COVID-19 patients there has been since January 19 and the largest number of users in the ICU, as there were 260 patients on December 23rd. increase of 3. Hospitals in the northeastern health region have 74 COVID-19 patients, 5 more than Thursday, with 20 in ICU, which is 1 less.
Vaccines
The state is still on track for the middle of next week with a total of 3 million Wisconsinites completing their vaccine series.
DHS reports that 51.1% of Wisconsinites received a dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine or both doses of Pfizer or Modern vaccines to significantly reduce or completely deny the effects of COVID-19, close to the national average of nearly 52 %. This percentage includes 14% of the population under the age of 12 and too young to be vaccinated. The state says 61.7% of adults are fully vaccinated.
This represents 54.3% of the population who have had at least one vaccine against COVID-19, including 65.2% of adults. According to current trends, within 3 weeks it is likely that 2 out of 3 Wisconsin adults will have received a vaccine.
To date, 3,163,825 people in Wisconsin have started their vaccination series and 2,976,122 of them have completed it.
Wisconsinites receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, by age groups (and changed since last report)
- 12-15: 41.2% received vaccine (+0.3) / 34.3% fully vaccinated (+0.4)
- 16-17: 47.8% received vaccine (+0.2) / 42.4% fully vaccinated (+0.2)
- 18-24: 48.0% received vaccine (+0.1) / 43.3% fully vaccinated (+0.2)
- 25-34: 52.3% received vaccine (+0.2) / 47.9% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
- 35-44: 60.1% received vaccine (+0.2) / 56.0% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
- 45-54: 61.9% received vaccine (+0.1) / 58.4% fully vaccinated (+0.2)
- 55-64: 71.5% received vaccine (+0.1) / 68.4% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
- 65 years or older: 84.7% received vaccine (+0.1) / 82.6% fully vaccinated (+0.0)
Half of Sheboygan County’s population has completed its vaccine series. This includes 60.6% of adults in Sheboygan County. It joins Brown, Door, Menominee and Outagamie counties in the WBAY viewing area by reaching 50%.
More than half (50.1%) of the Northeastern health region is fully vaccinated, that is, the combined population of 7 counties: Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, and Oconto. DHS has one interactive map where you can see vaccination rates broken down by zip code, municipality, census tract, and school district (i.e., population within the boundaries of a district, not specific to school staff or students).
The Wisconsin State Hygiene Laboratory says the delta variant accounted for 98.46% of all case samples it tested the week of Aug. 9, the latest data available. As we have reported, the coronavirus delta mutation is highly contagious and causes a higher viral load in the carriers than the previous variants and, with children under 12 years of age who cannot be vaccinated, constitute a higher percentage of cases and hospitalizations.
VACCINES BY COUNTY POPULATION (FRIDAY)
| County (population) (health region) | % of population (change from previous report) | % Population completed (change from previous report) |
|---|---|---|
| Brown (264,542) (NE) | 54.8% (+0.1) | 51.7% (+0.2) |
| Calumet (50,089) (FV) | 49.2% (+0.1) | 46.6% (+0.1) |
| Dodging (87,839) | 44.1% (+0.1) | 41.3% (+0.1) |
| Per (27,668) (NE) | 69.3% (+0.1) | 66.4% (+0.1) |
| Fond du Lac (103,403) (SE) | 47.0% (+0.2) | 44.1% (+0.1) |
| Forest (9,004) | 44.6% (+0.1) | 42.3% (+0.2) |
| Florence (4,295) (NE) | 46.1% (+0.0) | 44.1% (+0.0) |
| Green Lake (18,913) (VD) | 48.1% (+0.1) | 45.4% (+0.1) |
| Kewaunee (20,434) (NE) | 44.5% (+0.2) | 42.2% (+0.3) |
| Manitowoc (78,981) (NE) | 51.6% (+0.2) | 48.7% (+0.2) |
| Marinette (40.350) (NE) | 45.3% (+0.1) | 42.4% (+0.0) |
| Menomi (4,556) (VF) | 62.7% (+0.4) | 53.8% (+0.6) |
| Oconto (37,930) (NE) | 45.8% (+0.2) | 43.4% (+0.2) |
| Outagamie (187,885) (VD) | 54.6% (+0.2) | 51.5% (+0.1) |
| Shawano (40,899) (FV) | 40.4% (+0.1) | 37.9% (+0.2) |
| Sheboygan (115,340) (SE) | 52.9% (+0.1) | 50.0% (+0.1) |
| Waupaca (50,990) (FV) | 47.0% (+0.1) | 44.5% (+0.1) |
| Waushara (24,443) (FV) | 38.6% (+0.2) | 36.7% (+0.1) |
| Winnebago (171,907) (FV) | 52.4% (+0.2) | 49.4% (+0.1) |
| NORTHEAST REGION (474,200) (NE) | 251,535 (53.0%) (+0.1) | 237,540 (50.1%) (+0.1) |
| FOX VALLEY REGION (549,682) (FV) | 279,020 (50.8%) (+0.2) | 263,266 (47.9%) (+0.1) |
| WISCONSIN (5,822,434) | 3,163,825 (54.3%) (+0.1) | 2,976,122 (51.1%) (+0.1) |
The Wisconsin National Guard and local health departments are offering vaccination clinics in Winnebago, Outagamie and Calumet counties through Sept. 2. No prior appointment, no ID or insurance required. 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 has two more COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Friday, August 27 and Tuesday, August 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 when the school year begins.
The Sunnyview Expo Center vaccine clinic will open earlier at 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., Sept. 1. Clinic organizers say they anticipate more people getting the vaccine because the FDA approved the Pfizer vaccine earlier this week. as an incentive for Governor Tony Evers ’$ 100 Visa gift card vaccine. As previously reported, gift cards will be available for those receiving the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine between August 23 and September 6.
FRIDAY COUNTY HOUSE AND TOTAL DEATH (increases since last report is bold) **
- Brown: 33,634 cases (+74) (259 dead)
- Calumet: 6,175 cases (+19) (51 dead)
- Dickinson (Mich.) * – 2,484 cases (+5) (59 dead)
- Dodge: 12,631 cases (+40) (178 dead)
- Door: 2,774 boxes (+8) (30 dead)
- Florence – 461 cases (13 deaths)
- Fond du Lac: 13,351 places (+98) (133 dead)
- Forest – 1,047 cases (+12) (24 dead)
- Gogebic (Mich.) * – 1,148 cases (+1) (24 dead)
- Green Lake: 1,757 cases (+6) (22 dead)
- Ferro (Mich.) * – 1,048 boxes (+10) (43 dead)
- Kewaunee: 2,483 cases (+6) (28 dead)
- Langlade: 2,181 cases (+6) (35 dead)
- Manitowoc: 8,044 cases (+31) (79 dead)
- Marinette: 4,442 boxes (+4) (68 dead)
- Menomi (Mich.) * – 1,930 cases (+14) (42 dead)
- Menominee: 845 cases (+1) (11 deaths)
- Discount: 4,793 cases (+9) (63 dead)
- Outagamie: 21,826 cases (+24) (227 dead)
- Shawano: 5,012 cases (+20) (73 dead)
- Sheboygan: 14,678 cases (+29) (156 dead)
- Waupaca: 5,270 cases (+33) (125 dead)
- Waushara: 2,328 cases (+12) (36 dead)
- Winnebago: 19,434 cases (+59) (205 deaths) (revised deaths -1 per state)
* The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin Hospital Association do not post updates on weekends. Update: The Michigan Department of Health updates the information on Mondays, Wednesdays, 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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