Almost 10% test positive for coronavirus

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – After good numbers to start the week, the key statistics for coronavirus went in the wrong direction at the end of the week.

Nearly 10% of tests (9.78%) received by Friday’s cut were positive – 1,021 new cases were found in 62 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, out of 10,439 tests.

This is the highest percentage since July 20, when the percentage of positive tests was more than 10% – but that was less than 7000 tests.

It is the seventh time that Wisconsin has returned more than 1,000 tests positively, all within the past 4 weeks. That is also indicative of more testing in the past 4 weeks.

And it’s most counties that have had positive results in one 24 hour period since we started reporting by county on April 2nd. Twenty-four of those counties had double- or triple-digit increases over Thursday.

Wisconsin has added more than 10,000 new cases since Aug. 1.

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A total of 64,227 people in the state have tested positive for the coronavirus, the new virus that causes COVID-19. The state tested 1,044,613 more that returned negative. People are only counted once in the state statistics, even if they have multiple tests.

Seven more deaths were reported, including Brown, Marathon and Winnebago counties, bringing the death toll to 1,025. The death toll remains stable at 1.6% of known cases.

The percentage of active cases fell by one tenth of a percent to 14%, as 9,003 active cases. Cases received increased by a tenth of a percent to 84.4%. 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.

Fifty people were hospitalized for COVID-19 during the past 24 hours. As of February, 5,235 patients have been hospitalized for COVID-19 treatment. The state reports 354 are currently hospitalized, with 109 in ICU.

Daily averages for coronavirus tests, deaths

Results, positives and deaths are rounded up to whole numbers. Percentage positive is calculated from all days of the month. * March includes two days when all tests were positive – 1 result on 1 March and 8 results on 14 March – and two days without positive results. Excluding these days, the average is 8.89%. ** No deaths were recorded on 21 days in March; for the 10 days deaths were recorded, the average is 1.8 / day.

County case numbers (counties mentioned in fet were reported to have new cases as dead. For consistency, we use data from the DHS; wards of hospitals may report different numbers because their figures are compiled at different times):

Wisconsin

• Adams – 93 likes (+2) (2 dead)
• Ashland – 30 cases (+1) (1 dead)
• Barron – 320 cases (+5) (3 dead)
• Bayfield – 32 cases (+2) (1 dead)
• Brown – 4,425 cases (+34) (55 deaths) (+1)
• Buffalo – 45 killed (2 dead)
• Burnett – 28 cases (+3) (1 dead)
• Calumet – 372 cases (+17) (2 dead)
• Chippewa – 259 cases (+7)
• Clark – 196 cases (+5) (8 dead)
• Colombia – 279 cases (+5) (2 dead)
• Crawford – 84 cases (+2)
• Dane – 4,749 cases (+83) (38 dead)
• Dodge – 894 cases (+19) (5 dead)
• Door – 109 cases (3 dead)
• Douglas – 212 cases (+5)
• Dunn – 138 likes (+4)
• Eau Claire – 645 cases (+16) (4 dead)
• Florence – 12 cases (+2)
• Fond du Lac – 744 cases (+32) (8 dead)
• Forest – 60 fallen (4 dead)
• Grant – 387 cases (+12) (16 dead)
• Green – 194 cases (+8) (1 dead)
• Green Lake – 61 cases (+1)
• Iowa – 93 cases (+5)
• Iron – 78 cases (+2) (1 dead)
• Jackson – 61 cases (+1) (1 dead)
• Jefferson – 690 cases (+23) (5 dead)
• Juneau – 149 cases (+4) (1 dead)
• Kenosha – 2,734 cases (+16) (60 dead)
• Kewaunee – 141 cases (+4) (2 dead)
• La Crosse – 951 likes (+6) (1 dead)
• Lafayette – 166 cases (+7)
• Langlade – 70 cases (+3) (1 dead)
• Lincoln – 73 cases (+2)
• Manitowoc – 373 cases (+12) (1 dead)
• Marathon – 680 falls (+9) (11 dead) (+1)
• Marinette – 479 cases (+30) (5 dead)
• Marquette – 81 cases (+1) (1 dead)
• Menominee – 26 cases
• Milwaukee – 21,879 (+213) (462 dead)
• Monroe – 249 cases (2 deaths)
• Oconto – 263 cases (+1) (1 dead)
• Oneida – 170 cases (+10)
• Outagamia – 1,354 cases (+28) (14 dead)
• Ozaukee – 757 cases (+20) (18 dead)
• Pepin – 43 cases (+1)
• Pierce – 232 cases (+2) (3 dead)
• Polk – 140 cases (+2) (2 dead)
• Portage – 448 cases (+10)
• Price – 32 cases
• Racine – 3,643 cases (+44) (78 dead)
• Richland – 37 killed (4 dead)
• Rock – 1,470 (+8) (26 dead)
• Rusk – 21 cases (1 death)
• Sauk – 495 cases (+11) (3 dead)
• Sawyer – 92 cases (+6)
• Shawano – 210 cases (+3)
• Sheboygan – 814 cases (+10) (8 dead)
• St. Cross – 528 cases (+4) (6 dead) (+1)
• Taylor – 77 cases (+4) (1 dead)
• Trempealeau – 364 cases (+4) (2 dead)
• Vernon – 70 cases (+2)
• Villas – 69 cases (+3)
• Walworth – 1,430 cases (+29) (24 dead)
• Washburn – 48 cases (number up -1 by state)
• Washington – 1,188 cases (+41) (23 deaths) (+1)
• Waukesha – 4,657 cases (+142) (63 deaths) (+1)
• Waupaca – 507 cases (+13) (16 dead)
• Waushara – 122 cases (1 death)
• Winnebago – 1,248 cases (+13) (19 dead) (+1)
• Wood – 357 cases (+18) (2 dead)

Upper Peninsula of Michigan

• Algiers – 15 cases (+1)
• Baraga – 5 cases
• Chippewa – 31 cases
• Delta – 88 cases (+5) (3 dead)
• Dickinson – 58 cases (2 dead)
• Gogebic – 124 cases (+2) (1 dead)
• Houghton – 46 cases (+2)
• Iron – 20 cases (1 dead)
• Keweenaw – 2 cases
• Luce – 23 cases (+19)
• Mackinac – 22 cases (+2)
• Marquette – 170 cases (+6) (11 dead)
• Menominee – 144 cases (+8)
• Ontonagon – 20 cases (+3)
• Schoolcraft – 12 cases

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 avoid 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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