MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The most recent knowledge from the Wisconsin Division of Well being Providers (DHS) present COVID-19 virus circumstances and deaths proceed trending down because the state set a brand new document for finishing vaccinations.
Friday, the state acquired 5,545 outcomes for individuals being examined or testing optimistic for the coronavirus for the primary time. Not fairly 17% of those (16.92%) had been optimistic, the bottom positivity fee by that measure since late September. That recognized 938 new circumstances in 68 counties. It’s the sixth time in 7 days the variety of new circumstances was beneath 1,000, a streak Wisconsin hasn’t seen since September 8. The 7-day common fell to 832, which is the bottom 7-day common since September 5. The DHS is emphasizing the positivity fee for all assessments — that’s, together with individuals who’ve been examined a number of occasions, equivalent to well being care employees and recovering COVID-19 patients– and by that measure, the 7-day common positivity fee has fallen to three.4% as of Thursday, the most recent knowledge out there.
For a second day, the state added the deaths of 11 extra individuals to COVID-19′s demise toll, which stands at 6,151. The deaths had been in Calumet, Inexperienced, Jefferson, Kenosha, Marathon, Milwaukee, Oneida (2), Portage, Vilas and Winnebago counties. The 7-day common slipped to 19 deaths per day, a fee final seen on October 16. So, key metrics are falling to 4- and 5-month lows.
In the meantime, COVID-19 vaccinations are reaching new highs. The DHS says 213,571 individuals have now acquired the second and ultimate dose of both the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. That’s 16,580 greater than reported Thursday, a document one-day enhance. This brings us to about 3.7% of the state’s inhabitants absolutely vaccinated.
At this present tempo, Wisconsin might attain 1 million “photographs within the arm” of COVID-19 vaccines early subsequent week, together with first and second doses. The state says vaccinators have administered 901,333 complete doses over the previous 2 months. That’s virtually 41,000 extra photographs than reported a day in the past (40,944). These numbers could mirror photographs given during the last 3 days as vaccinators’ studies proceed coming in.
Motion 2 Information has put collectively a information of vaccination clinics and well being businesses distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to individuals age 65 and older. CLICK HERE for areas and telephone numbers and web sites to register.
Because the first coronavirus affected person in Wisconsin on February 5, 2020, there are 554,048 individuals who examined optimistic for the COVID-19 virus:
- 96.7% (535,627) recovered
- 2.2% (12,111) are energetic circumstances, recognized or displaying signs inside the previous 30 days
- 1.11% (6,151) died
HOSPITALIZATIONS
The DHS additional studies 55 individuals had been hospitalized for COVID-19 previously 24-hour interval. That helped deliver the 7-day common all the way down to 66 new sufferers per day. That’s virtually a 5-month low as nicely. A complete 25,197 individuals have ever been hospitalized for COVID-19 remedy within the final 53 weeks, or 4.5% of all circumstances.
Taking deaths and discharges into consideration, the Wisconsin Hospital Affiliation (WHA) studies there are presently 461 COVID-19 sufferers among the many state’s 134 hospitals, with 120 in intensive care Friday. That’s 9 fewer in ICU and 28 fewer COVID-19 sufferers in hospitals total. Each are the fewest for the reason that final 10 days of September.
Hospitalizations within the Fox Valley went up. The 13 hospitals are treating 28 COVID-19 sufferers, 4 greater than Thursday, with 7 in ICU, which is 1 greater than Thursday.
The scenario improved barely within the Northeast area on Friday. The ten hospitals within the 7-county area had been treating 48 COVID-19 sufferers, 7 fewer than Thursday, with 13 of them in ICU, down 2.
HOSPITAL READINESS
When it comes to hospital readiness, the WHA studies 294 intensive care unit beds within the state are unoccupied — that’s 1 in 5 — and a pair of,102 (18.8%) of all medical beds (ICU, intermediate care, medical surgical and damaging circulation isolation) are open.
The Fox Valley area’s 13 hospitals reported 12 open ICU beds (11.5%) amongst them, and a complete 102 unoccupied medical beds (12.0%) for the eight counties they serve.
Northeast area hospitals had 43 ICU beds (20.1%) open and 172 of all medical beds (18.0%) unoccupied.
These beds are for all sufferers, not simply COVID-19. We use the phrases “open” or “unoccupied” as a substitute of “out there” as a result of whether or not a mattress may be stuffed is determined by hospitals having the workers for a affected person in that mattress, together with medical doctors, nurses and meals companies.
FRIDAY’S COUNTY CASE AND DEATH TOTALS (Counties with new circumstances or deaths are indicated in daring) *
Wisconsin
- Adams – 1,542 circumstances (+1) (11 deaths)
- Ashland – 1,168 circumstances (+1) (16 deaths)
- Barron – 5,225 circumstances (+8) (74 deaths)
- Bayfield – 1,059 circumstances (+2) (18 deaths)
- Brown – 29,850 circumstances (+58) (202 deaths)
- Buffalo – 1,304 circumstances (+2) (7 deaths)
- Burnett – 1,141 circumstances (+6) (23 deaths)
- Calumet – 5,380 circumstances (+10) (41 deaths) (+1)
- Chippewa – 6,954 circumstances (+10) (87 deaths)
- Clark – 3,136 circumstances (+5) (56 deaths)
- Columbia – 4,945 circumstances (+11) (47 deaths)
- Crawford – 1,652 circumstances (+2) (17 deaths)
- Dane – 39,124 (+85) (264 deaths)
- Dodge – 11,301 circumstances (+4) (154 deaths)
- Door – 2,390 circumstances (19 deaths) (circumstances revised -1 by state)
- Douglas – 3,630 circumstances (+1) (23 deaths)
- Dunn – 4,168 circumstances (+12) (26 deaths)
- Eau Claire – 10,826 circumstances (+11) (104 deaths)
- Florence – 430 circumstances (12 deaths)
- Fond du Lac – 11,781 circumstances (+21) (88 deaths)
- Forest – 917 circumstances (+1) (23 deaths)
- Grant – 4,587 circumstances (+11) (79 deaths)
- Inexperienced – 2,942 circumstances (+26) (16 deaths) (+1)
- Inexperienced Lake – 1,515 circumstances (+2) (18 deaths)
- Iowa – 1,828 circumstances (+1) (9 deaths)
- Iron – 514 circumstances (+5) (19 deaths)
- Jackson – 2,567 circumstances (+7) (23 deaths)
- Jefferson – 7,744 circumstances (+17) (75 deaths) (+1)
- Juneau – 2,950 circumstances (+9) (18 deaths)
- Kenosha – 14,567 circumstances (+21) (287 deaths) (+1)
- Kewaunee – 2,398 circumstances (+2) (27 deaths)
- La Crosse – 12,008 circumstances (+12) (75 deaths)
- Lafayette – 1,405 circumstances (+4) (7 deaths)
- Langlade – 1,916 circumstances (+1) (31 deaths)
- Lincoln – 2,863 circumstances (+3) (56 deaths)
- Manitowoc – 7,136 circumstances (+11) (61 deaths)
- Marathon – 13,460 circumstances (+11) (171 deaths) (+1)
- Marinette – 3,949 circumstances (+6) (61 deaths)
- Marquette – 1,291 circumstances (+1) (21 deaths)
- Menominee – 792 circumstances (11 deaths)
- Milwaukee – 96,811 (+146) (1,186 deaths) (+1)
- Monroe – 4,204 circumstances (+11) (30 deaths)
- Oconto – 4,211 circumstances (+8) (47 deaths)
- Oneida – 3,292 circumstances (+7) (64 deaths) (+2)
- Outagamie – 18,859 circumstances (+29) (186 deaths)
- Ozaukee – 7,510 circumstances (+7) (73 deaths)
- Pepin – 791 circumstances (+2) (7 deaths)
- Pierce – 3,405 circumstances (+5) (33 deaths)
- Polk – 3,751 circumstances (+19) (43 deaths)
- Portage – 6,337 circumstances (+16) (63 deaths) (+1)
- Worth – 1,129 circumstances (+2) (7 deaths)
- Racine – 20,094 circumstances (+17) (314 deaths)
- Richland – 1,255 circumstances (+3) (13 deaths)
- Rock – 14,119 circumstances (+33) (148 deaths)
- Rusk – 1,240 circumstances (16 deaths)
- Sauk – 5,168 circumstances (+4) (38 deaths)
- Sawyer – 1,455 circumstances (+3) (19 deaths)
- Shawano – 4,548 circumstances (+5) (69 deaths)
- Sheboygan – 12,644 circumstances (+23) (125 deaths)
- St. Croix – 6,244 circumstances (+4) (42 deaths)
- Taylor – 1,781 circumstances (+3) (20 deaths)
- Trempealeau – 3,344 circumstances (+5) (36 deaths)
- Vernon – 1,791 circumstances (+3) (36 deaths)
- Vilas – 2,053 circumstances (+8) (36 deaths) (+1)
- Walworth – 8,733 circumstances (+14) (124 deaths)
- Washburn – 1,266 circumstances (+6) (18 deaths)
- Washington – 13,555 circumstances (+14) (128 deaths)
- Waukesha – 39,920 circumstances (+88) (466 deaths)
- Waupaca – 4,709 circumstances (+7) (110 deaths)
- Waushara – 2,082 circumstances (+4) (28 deaths)
- Winnebago – 16,792 circumstances (+25) (177 deaths) (+1)
- Wooden – 6,600 circumstances (+17) (72 deaths)
Michigan’s Higher Peninsula **
- Alger – 275 circumstances (1 demise)
- Baraga – 499 circumstances (+2) (31 deaths)
- Chippewa – 707 circumstances (20 deaths)
- Delta – 2,631 circumstances (+1) (65 deaths)
- Dickinson – 2,118 circumstances (+2) (55 deaths)
- Gogebic – 897 circumstances (+5) (18 deaths)
- Houghton – 2,035 circumstances (+7) (32 deaths)
- Iron – 863 circumstances (+1) (39 deaths)
- Keweenaw – 110 circumstances (1 demise) (circumstances revised -2 by state)
- Luce – 132 circumstances
- Mackinac – 279 circumstances (3 deaths)
- Marquette – 3,437 circumstances (+5) (54 deaths)
- Menominee – 1,606 circumstances (35 deaths)
- Ontonagon – 353 circumstances (+1) (18 deaths)
- Schoolcraft – 229 circumstances (4 deaths)
* Circumstances and deaths are from the each day DHS COVID-19 studies, which can differ from native well being division numbers. The DHS studies circumstances from all well being departments inside a county’s boundaries, together with tribal, municipal and county well being departments; county web sites could not. Additionally, public well being departments replace their knowledge at numerous occasions, whereas the DHS freezes the numbers it receives by the identical time day-after-day to compile the afternoon report.
The DHS studies deaths attributed to COVID-19 or through which COVID-19 contributed to their demise. Most people severely affected by the coronavirus have underlying sicknesses or circumstances, equivalent to diabetes, coronary heart illness or weight problems, which raises an individual’s danger of dying from COVID-19. They might’ve lived longer if not for his or her an infection. The state could revise case and demise numbers after additional overview, such because the sufferer’s residence, duplicated data, or a correction in lab outcomes. Particulars may be discovered on the DHS web site and Regularly Requested Questions.
**The state of Michigan doesn’t replace numbers on Sundays. Monday’s numbers embrace updates since Saturday’s reporting deadline.
COVID-19 Tracing App
Wisconsin’s COVID-19 tracing app, “Wisconsin Publicity Notification,” is offered for iOS and Android smartphones. No obtain is required for iPhones. The Android app is offered on Google Play. When two telephones with the app (and presumably their house owners) are shut sufficient, for lengthy sufficient, they’ll anonymously share a random string of numbers by way of Bluetooth. If somebody assessments optimistic for the coronavirus, they’ll obtain a code to sort into the app. In case your telephones “pinged” one another within the final 14 days, you’ll obtain a push notification that you’re susceptible to publicity. The app doesn’t acquire private info or location info, so that you received’t know from whom or the place, however you’ll be instructed what day the publicity may need occurred to be able to quarantine for the suitable period of time.
Signs
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention recognized these as doable signs of COVID-19:
- Fever of 100.4 or increased
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle ache
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New lack of style or scent
Prevention
- The coronavirus is a brand new, or “novel,” virus. No one has a pure immunity to it.
- Youngsters and youths appear to get well finest from the virus. Older individuals and people with underlying well being circumstances (coronary heart illness, diabetes, lung illness) are thought-about at excessive danger, in response to the CDC. Precautions are additionally wanted round individuals with creating or weakened immune methods.
- To assist forestall the unfold of the virus:
- Keep no less than six ft away from different individuals
- Keep away from shut contact with people who find themselves or seem sick
- Keep at house as a lot as doable
- Cancel occasions and keep away from teams, gatherings, play dates and nonessential appointments
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