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MADISON, Wisconsin (WBAY) – Wisconsin saw a 7-day average drop in new coronavirus cases, the second day-to-day drop in this rotating average in a week, making it the second day-to-day decline which we have seen since July 4th.
It was confirmed that 2,018 people had the virus that causes COVID-19 in the last report. Tests confirm an average of 1,702 cases a day since last week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on Friday. This is below the average of 1,744 newspapers on Thursday. An average of 8.0% of all coronavirus tests returned positive last week, lowering that rotating average by 8.1% on Thursday.
Deaths for COVID-19 had double digits for the fourth day of this week. Fourteen deaths were added and the death toll is 7,652. The counties of Brown, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Waushara and Winnebago each reported one more death. The 14 deaths occurred in the last 30 days, but the state’s 7-day average remains stable at 8 per day.
The state now reports more than 36,000 hospitalizations since the pandemic began. The cumulative count is 36,067, which is 5.4% of all coronavirus cases. That’s 114 more people last day. This marks five consecutive days with hospitalizations in all three digits, but remember that the 143 Mondays that were reported included hospital admissions over the weekend, as the state no longer has COVID-19 reports on Saturday and Sunday.
Despite 114 more hospitalizations, when discharges and deaths are taken into account, there was only a net gain of 2 COVID-19 patients in the state. He Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) reported 978 patients on Friday, with 305 in intensive care, 3 more in the ICU since Thursday. There are 86 COVID-19 patients in Fox Valley hospitals: 7 fewer than the day before; 18 of them are in the ICU, which does not change. Hospitals in the Northeast Health Region have 94 patients, 4 more than a day ago, with 27 of them in the ICU, an increase of 2. Wisconsin has not had more than 1,000 people hospitalized at once for COVID-19 since of January 13th. therefore, it is a number that needs to be monitored.
The state reported as of Wednesday, Sept. 1, that 88.8% of state hospital beds were in use, including 91.6% of ICU beds, and 54.9% of hospitals were report that their ICUs are at full capacity. These percentages include patients hospitalized for any reason, not just COVID-19.
Vaccines
After passing a milestone Thursday with the total vaccination of 3 million Wisconsinites, another 5,819 people received their final dose, bringing the state to 3,011,444 people who completed their vaccination series. It is 51.7% of the population, if you include children too young to be vaccinated and 62.3% of the population 18 years of age or older.
So far, 55.1% of residents in the state, including 66.0% of adults, rolled up their proverbial sleeves to start the vaccination process. On Friday, Winnebago County joined Brown, Door, Menominee, Outagamie and Sheboygan counties to report half of residents completing their vaccinations. Manitowoc County will likely be next; 49.3% complete the vaccines.
Calumet County will soon pass 50% of its population receiving at least one dose of vaccine; is at 49.9% on Friday. Note that these percentages include children who are not eligible.
There may be good competition between the 16-17 and 18-24 age groups. Young adults regained the lead after advanced youths passed them on Wednesday in their age group’s vaccination rate. Young adults continue to lead the fully vaccinated percentage, but those numbers are also close.
Significantly, since Thursday’s report, each age group saw an increase in the percentage who completed its series of vaccinations and six of the eight age groups increased two-tenths of a percentage point.
Wisconsinites receiving COVID-19 vaccine, by age groups (and changed since last report)
- 12-15: 43.0% received vaccine (+0.3) / 36.2% completely vaccinated (+0.2)
- 16-17: 49.1% received vaccine (+0.1) / 43.8% fully vaccinated (+0.2)
- 18-24: 49.2% received vaccine (+0.3) / 44.1% completely vaccinated (+0.2)
- 25-34: 53.4% received vaccine (+0.3) / 48.7% fully vaccinated (+0.2)
- 35-44: 61.1% received vaccine (+0.2) / 56.8% completely vaccinated (+0.2)
- 45-54: 62.8% received vaccine (+0.2) / 59.1% fully vaccinated (+0.2)
- 55-64: 72.1% received vaccine (+0.1) / 69.0% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
- 65 years or older: 84.9% received vaccine (+0.0) / 82.9% fully vaccinated (+0.1)
He Wisconsin State Hygiene Laboratory says every case sample he tested so far since the week of Aug. 23 and the week of Aug. 16 was the delta variant. Only a fraction of COVID-19 cases perform genetic testing, but sampling tells health officials which variants are spreading and when new strains appear.
Even with the delta variant that causes the same viral load in people with or without the vaccine, health experts say vaccinated people who test positive for coronavirus are more likely to have mild symptoms or be asymptomatic, but may be carriers. and spread the virus. through the breathing water vapor, which is why vaccinated adults and children are still encouraged to wear masks.
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) | 55.7% (+0.1) | 52.4% (+0.1) |
| Calumet (50,089) (FV) | 49.9% (+0.1) | 47.3% (+0.2) |
| Dodging (87,839) | 44.9% (+0.2) | 41.9% (+0.1) |
| Per (27,668) (NE) | 69.9% (+0.2) | 66.9% (+0.2) |
| Fond du Lac (103,403) (SE) | 47.8% (+0.1) | 44.8% (+0.1) |
| Forest (9,004) | 45.0% (+0.1) | 42.7% (+0.1) |
| Florence (4,295) (NE) | 46.2% (+0.0) | 44.4% (+0.0) |
| Green Lake (18,913) (VD) | 49.0% (+0.1) | 46.0% (+0.2) |
| Kewaunee (20,434) (NE) | 45.2% (+0.2) | 42.7% (+0.1) |
| Manitowoc (78,981) (NE) | 52.3% (+0.2) | 49.3% (+0.1) |
| Marinette (40.350) (NE) | 45.9% (+0.2) | 42.9% (+0.1) |
| Menomi (4,556) (VF) | 64.7% (+0.4) | 55.8% (+1.3) |
| Oconto (37,930) (NE) | 46.5% (+0.1) | 44.0% (+0.1) |
| Outagamie (187,885) (VD) | 55.4% (+0.2) | 52.2% (+0.1) |
| Shawano (40,899) (FV) | 41.1% (+0.1) | 38.4% (+0.1) |
| Sheboygan (115,340) (SE) | 53.6% (+0.1) | 50.7% (+0.1) |
| Waupaca (50,990) (FV) | 47.9% (+0.2) | 45.1% (+0.1) |
| Waushara (24,443) (FV) | 39.2% (+0.1) | 37.2% (+0.1) |
| Winnebago (171,907) (FV) | 53.2% (+0.2) | 50.0% (+0.1) |
| NORTHEAST REGION (474,200) (NE) | 255,351 (53.8%) (+0.1) | 240,709 (50.8%) (+0.2) |
| FOX VALLEY REGION (549,682) (FV) | 283,498 (51.6%) (+0.2) | 266,860 (48.5%) (+0.1) |
| WISCONSIN (5,822,434) | 3,205,962 (55.1%) (+0.2) | 3,011,444 (51.7%) (+0.1) |
FRIDAY COUNTY HOUSE AND TOTAL DEATH (increases as the last report is in bold) **
- Brown – 34,127 cases (+75) (263 deaths) (+1)
- Calumet: 6,269 cases (+14) (51 dead)
- Dickinson (Mich.) * – 2,499 cases (+7) (59 dead)
- Dodge: 12,815 cases (+33) (179 deaths)
- Door: 2,821 boxes (+11) (30 dead)
- Florence – 462 cases (13 deaths)
- Fond du Lac: 13,650 places (+51) (137 dead) (+1)
- Forest – 1,080 cases (+4) (24 dead)
- Gogebic (Mich.) * – 1,165 cases (+5) (24 dead)
- Green Lake: 1,803 cases (+11) (23 dead)
- Ferro (Mich.) * – 1,077 cases (+14) (43 dead)
- Kewaunee – 2,506 cases (+6) (29 deaths) (+1)
- Langlade: 2,217 cases (+7) (35 dead)
- Manitowoc: 8,199 cases (+17) (78 dead)
- Marinette: 4,492 boxes (+13) (69 dead)
- Menomi (Mich.) * – 1,994 cases (+18) (42 dead)
- Menominee: 846 cases (+1) (11 deaths)
- Discount: 4,881 cases (+15) (64 dead)
- Outagamie: 22,134 cases (+55) (228 dead)
- Shawano: 5,067 cases (+6) (73 dead)
- Sheboygan: 14,867 cases (+39) (156 dead)
- Waupaca: 5,356 cases (+11) (126 dead)
- Waushara: 2,363 cases (+8) (38 deaths) (+1)
- Winnebago: 19,738 cases (+52) (206 deaths) (+1)
* 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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