MILWAUKEE COUNTY – Wisconsin is seeing a large increase in coronavirus cases. In particular, Milwaukee County is seeing a huge jump in COVID-19 cases with a new age group, older children.
“Milwaukee County is going in the wrong direction,” said Dr. Ben Weston, director of medical services for Milwaukee County.
This latest increase in COVID-19 positive cases appears to come from an age group that doctors first thought were at low risk of transmitting the virus. Now, a new study conducted in South Korea reveals that children ages 10-19 can contract and spread COVID-19 at the same rate as adults.
“In Milwaukee County we are seeing a dramatic 84 percent increase in cases in the 10-19 age group in the past two weeks,” Weston said.
Despite the increase in children who tested positive for the coronavirus, Wisconsin health officials aren’t sure how that will affect schools in the fall. So far, they only recommend that each school district follow the guidance of their local health departments.
“If we continue to see the trends that we see now, then it probably won’t be a good situation in the fall either.” We continue to monitor and analyze the data to help school boards make decisions, but we really don’t know enough about broadcasting at school to know what that means, “said Stephanie Smiley, interim administrator for the Division of Public Health at Wisconsin.
State and local health leaders say there is no particular place or type of business that contributes to the spread of COVID-19 among older children, but they are finding that social gatherings continue to increase the numbers.
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