Forest County and Buffalo County have rates in excess of 1,000 cases per 100,000 residents for the first time since January
MADISON, Wisconsin. – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says two counties in the state are at critically high levels of COVID activity for the first time since January.
Forest County and Buffalo County have case rates in excess of 1,000 cases per 100,000 residents, DHS announced Wednesday.
Today # COVID19_WI the update shows 2 counties (Forest and Buffalo) at critically high activity levels. It is the first time since January that we see rates of> 1,000 cases per 100,000 residents. Check the activity where you are and take steps #StopTheSpread: https://t.co/qZw0nSnWe6 pic.twitter.com/mzX2yyvstB
– WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) September 15, 2021
There are 64 counties with very high activity levels and only six have high activity levels, the lowest current activity level in the state. Of these, four counties are located in south-central Wisconsin: Dane, Rock, Iowa and Lafayette counties.
On Tuesday, 3,426 new cases were confirmed statewide, the newest number of cases recorded in a day since Jan. 7, when 3,514 new cases were reported.
The 7-day average of cases rose to 1,864.
On Tuesday, 20 new COVID-related deaths were also confirmed, and the seven-day death toll rose to 15.
DHS is again asking residents to wear a mask, stay about two feet away, wash their hands regularly, and get vaccinated.
7,791 people have died from COVID-related illnesses since DHS began reporting data.
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