MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – Another 13 people have died from COVID-19, bringing the death toll from the disease to 1,052 in our state, the state Department of Health Services reported Tuesday.
Lincoln County in central Wisconsin reported its first COVID-19 death. The other 12 people who died were in the counties of Outagamie, Milwaukee (6), Jefferson, Racine (2), Washington and Waukesha. There are 19 counties where no COVID-19 deaths have been reported. The death toll from known cases has stagnated at 1.6%.
The state says 66 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have a high level of coronavirus activity, which means positive testing at a rate of more than 50 per 100,000 residents in the last 14 days.
Health officials say 634 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed from 9,991 test results in the past 24 hours, up 6.35%. That is down from the positive results of Sunday 11.23% and Monday 7.63%.
There were new cases in 53 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, including 12 with double- and triple-digit increases (separately, Michigan’s Department of Health reported new cases in 7 of the 15 counties in the Upper Peninsula). County numbers are listed below.
Wisconsin now has 66,830 total coronavirus cases, but 57,382 of them have been repaired. There are 8,378 cases still active, as 12.5% of all cases.
Thirty-three more were hospitalized for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. There are currently 365 patients in hospitals, of which 124 are in ICU. Another 172 suspected cases have been hospitalized and are awaiting their COVID-19 test results. The DHS reports that 24% of the state’s medical beds are available, an improvement over the past week.
To be considered recovering, a person survives 30 days of their first symptoms as positive testing, as their absence of symptoms as release of isolation medically documented.
It was the third straight day with less than 10,000 results. Sundays and Mondays are typically the days with the worst test results. The state partners with 83 public and private labs that can process 27,898 tests per day.
So far, 1,162,227 people have been tested for coronavirus since early February, which is about 20% of the state’s population.
People are only counted once in the state statistics, even if they have multiple tests. The DHS only considers swab test results, not antibody tests.
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County case numbers (counties with new cases as dead are in fet)
Wisconsin
- Adams – 94 killed (2 dead)
- Ashland – 30 cases (1 death)
- Barron – 336 cases (+8) (3 dead)
- Bayfield – 39 cases (+2) (1 dead)
- Brown – 4,616 cases (+111) (55 dead)
- Buffalo – 49 cases (+2) (2 dead)
- Burnett – 29 cases (+1) (1 dead)
- Calumet – 403 cases (+1) (2 dead)
- Chippewa – 281 cases (+2)
- Clark – 200 killed (8 dead)
- Colombia – 292 case (+1) (2 dead)
- Crawford – 91 cases (+1)
- Dane – 4,890 cases (+16) (39 dead)
- Dodge – 955 cases (+3) (5 dead)
- Door – 120 cases (+2) (3 dead)
- Douglas – 230 cases (+5)
- Then – 142 cases
- Eau Claire – 673 likes (+5) (4 dead)
- Florence – 17 cases (+1)
- Fond du Lac – 809 cases (+18) (8 dead)
- Forest – 61 cases (4 dead)
- Grant – 402 cases (+4) (16 dead)
- Green – 221 cases (+1) (1 dead)
- Green Lake – 64 cases (+1)
- Iowa – 102 cases (+2)
- Iron – 90 cases (+5) (1 dead)
- Jackson – 62 cases (1 death)
- Jefferson – 737 falls (+5) (6 dead) (+1)
- Juneau – 153 cases (+1) (1 dead)
- Kenosha – 2,806 cases (+14) (60 dead)
- Kewaunee – 145 cases (+2) (2 dead)
- La Crosse – 977 likes (+4) (1 dead)
- Lafayette – 174 cases (+2)
- Langlade – 74 cases (1 death)
- Lincoln – 73 cases (1 death) (+1)
- Manitowoc – 414 cases (+8) (1 dead)
- Marathon – 705 cases (+2) (12 dead)
- Marinette – 514 cases (+13) (5 dead)
- Marquette – 81 cases (1 death)
- Menominee – 26 cases
- Milwaukee – 22,447 (+113) (472 dead) (+6)
- Monroe – 253 cases (2 deaths) (cases resumed -1 by state)
- Oconto – 303 cases (+13) (1 dead)
- Oneida – 179 cases
- Outagamia – 1,433 cases (+32) (15 dead) (+1)
- Ozaukee – 804 falls (+20) (18 dead)
- Pepin – 46 cases
- Pierce – 250 cases (+3) (4 dead)
- Polk – 144 likes (+1) (2 dead)
- Portage – 474 cases (+4)
- Price – 33 cases
- Racine – 3,723 cases (+34) (83 deaths) (+2)
- Richland – 38 cases (4 dead)
- Rock – 1,498 (+4) (26 dead)
- Rusk – 22 cases (1 death) (cases again -1 by state)
- Sauk – 510 cases (3 dead) (cases again -3 by state)
- Sawyer – 116 cases (+3)
- Shawano – 222 cases (+1)
- Sheboygan – 873 cases (+23) (8 dead)
- St. Cross – 550 cases (+6) (6 dead)
- Taylor – 78 cases (2 deaths)
- Trempealeau – 385 cases (+15) (2 dead)
- Vernon – 78 cases (+1)
- Villas – 80 cases (+6)
- Walworth – 1,526 cases (+10) (24 dead) (deaths again -1 by state)
- Washburn – 51 likes (+1)
- Washington – 1,289 cases (+30) (24 deaths) (+1)
- Waukesha – 4,898 cases (+34) (66 deaths) (+1)
- Waupaca – 545 cases (+14) (16 dead)
- Waushara – 128 cases (1 death)
- Winnebago – 1,293 cases (+5) (19 dead)
- Wood – 384 cases (+3) (2 dead)
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- Algae – 15 cases
- Baraga – 6 cases (+1)
- Chippewa – 33 cases (+2)
- Delta – 91 cases (3 dead)
- Dickinson – 59 killed (2 dead)
- Gogebic – 128 cases (+2) (1 dead)
- Houghton – 48 cases
- Iron – 23 cases (1 dead)
- Keweenaw – 2 cases
- Luce – 4 cases
- Mackinac – 22 cases
- Marquette – 185 cases (+5) (11 dead)
- Menominee – 171 cases (+12)
- Ontonagon – 28 cases (+1)
- Schoolcraft – 13 cases (+1)
Symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified these as possible symptoms of COVID-19:
- Cold of 100.4 or higher
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Repeat shaking with shaking
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
Symptoms that require immediate medical attention include:
- Problems with breathing
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
- New confusion as inability to row
- Bluish lips as face
- The CDC says this is not an all-inclusive list. Consult a medical provider about any symptoms that are serious or concerning.
Prevention
- The coronavirus is a new, “novel,” virus. No one has a natural immunity to it. Children and teens seem to recover best from the virus. Elderly people and those with underlying health conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease) are considered a high risk, according to the CDC. Precautions are also needed to help people with developmental disorders such as weakened immune systems.
- To prevent the spread of the virus:
- Stay at least six feet away from other people
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick or like
- Stay home as much as possible
- Cancel events and avoidance of groups, meetings, game dates and non-essential events
- Stay home when you are sick unless you receive medical attention
- Wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer based on alcohol containing at least 60% alcohol
- Cover your mouth and nose with a mask. Use at least one tissue when coughing or sneezing or using the inside of your elbow.
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