MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The number of coronavirus test results released Monday is the lowest number for exactly a week.
On Monday, the state released 6,992 test results. Of those, 703 were positive for the coronavirus, which is 10.1% of all test results. Another 6,289 tests were negative for the virus.
On July 13, which was last Monday, the state released a total of 6,621 test results.
The positive testing percentage is a slight drop from 10.3% on Sunday, however it is still an upward trend. Last week, the percentage of positive tests was 5.9% on Wednesday and rose until Sunday.
49 of the 72 Wisconsin counties reported an increase in cases Monday, while in the Michigan upper peninsula, seven of the 15 counties in the region saw an increase in cases.
Since the beginning of February, 43,018 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the coronavirus, and another 737,191 have tested negative.
The number of deaths statewide increased by two on Monday, bringing the number of deaths since testing began to 846.
The death toll represents 2% of known cases, a percentage that remained stable since Saturday. On Friday, that percentage was 2.1%. That is in part the result of infection by an increasing number of younger adults, who are less likely to experience serious effects of the coronavirus and require hospitalization, but may be asymptomatic carriers of the virus.
Another 22 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized in the last 24 hours. There are now 368 patients in hospitals, with 111 in intensive care units. On Sunday, there were 99 people in the ICU from the virus.
Of those who tested positive since February, 4,129 people required hospital treatment, or 9.6% of all confirmed cases.
The state says 9,037 patient cases are still active, meaning they have not been removed from isolation. That’s 21%, a slight increase from Sunday’s percentage of 20.9%. That percentage is higher than 18% on July 8.
Meanwhile, another 33,130 people are considered recovered, representing a total of 77% of all confirmed cases.
Wisconsin currently has 83 public and private laboratories with a capacity to complete 24,162 tests per day.
The state offers an online tool that displays COVID-19 activity for the past 2 weeks for each county, including the number of cases per 100,000 residents and whether the cases are trending up, down or even up. You can see it by clicking here.
County by County Cases (counties listed in bold font new cases were reported):
Wisconsin
- Adams – 52 cases (+1) (2 deaths)
- Ashland – 10 cases
- Barron – 74 cases (+4) (1 death)
- Bayfield – 13 cases (1 death)
- Brown – 3,510 boxes (+3) (46 deaths)
- Buffalo – 25 boxes (+3) (2 deaths)
- Burnett – 5 cases (1 death)
- Calumet – 188 boxes (+2) (2 deaths)
- Chippewa – 161 boxes (+7)
- Clark – 141 cases (+2) (7 deaths)
- Columbia – 159 cases (+5) (1 death)
- Crawford – 48 cases
- Dane – 3,549 cases (+55) (33 deaths)
- Dodge: 570 cases (+6) (6 deaths) (+ 1)
- Door – 74 boxes (+1) (3 deaths)
- Douglas – 75 cases
- Dunn – 68 cases (+3)
- Eau Claire – 402 cases (+5) (2 deaths)
- Florence – 5 cases
- Fond du Lac – 441 boxes (+8) (6 deaths)
- Forest – 50 cases (3 deaths)
- Grant – 250 cases (+2) (14 deaths)
- Green – 117 cases (+1) (1 death)
- Green Lake – 47 cases
- Iowa – 50 cases
- Iron – 28 cases (+2) (1 deaths)
- Jackson – 37 cases (+1) (1 death)
- Jefferson – 427 cases (+9) (4 deaths)
- Juneau – 76 cases (+2) (1 death)
- Kenosha – 2,027 cases (+41) (47 deaths)
- Kewaunee – 92 cases (+1) (1 death)
- La Crosse – 674 cases (+7) (1 death)
- Lafayette – 86 cases
- Langlade – 11 cases (1 death)
- Lincoln – 37 cases (+2)
- Manitowoc – 202 cases (+3) (1 death)
- Marathon – 383 cases (+8) (3 deaths) (+1)
- Marinette – 177 boxes (+18) (3 deaths)
- Marquette – 58 boxes (+1) (1 death)
- Menominee – 10 cases
- Milwaukee – 16,275 cases (+290) (411 deaths)
- Monroe – 165 boxes (+4) (1 death)
- Oconto – 121 cases (+1)
- Oneida – 52 cases (+1)
- Outagamie – 814 cases (+22) (10 deaths)
- Ozaukee – 385 cases (+2) (16 deaths)
- Pepin – 22 cases
- Pierce – 128 cases
- Polk – 81 cases (+2) (2 deaths)
- Portage – 292 cases (+5)
- Price – 13 boxes (+1)
- Racine – 2,624 cases (+35) (66 deaths)
- Richland – 18 cases (4 deaths)
- Roca – 1,171 cases (24 deaths)
- Rusk – 13 cases (1 death)
- Sauk – 230 boxes (+12) (3 deaths)
- Sawyer – 19 cases
- Shawano – 113 cases (+3)
- Sheboygan – 398 cases (+12) (4 deaths)
- St. Croix – 333 cases (+4) (2 deaths)
- Taylor – 33 cases (+1)
- Trempealeau – 228 cases (+1) (1 death)
- Vernon – 45 cases
- Vilas – 21 cases
- Walworth – 942 cases (+40) (18 deaths)
- Washburn – 7 cases
- Washington – 570 cases (19 deaths)
- Waukesha – 2,221 cases (+36) (40 deaths)
- Waupaca – 224 cases (+9) (13 deaths)
- Waushara – 52 cases
- Winnebago – 864 cases (+17) (14 deaths)
- Wood – 135 cases (+2) (1 death)
Michigan Upper Peninsula
- Alger – 3 boxes
- Baraga – 5 cases
- Chippewa – 21 cases (+1)
- Delta – 39 cases (+2) (3 deaths)
- Dickinson – 30 cases (2 deaths)
- Gogebic – 34 cases (+1) (1 deaths)
- Houghton – 28 cases
- Iron – 10 cases (+1) (1 death)
- Keweenaw – 2 cases
- Luce – 3 cases
- Mackinac – 10 cases (+1)
- Marquette – 99 cases (+1) (11 deaths)
- Menominee – 52 cases (+1)
- Ontonagon – 1 case
- Schoolcraft – 7 cases
Symptoms:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified these as possible symptoms of COVID-19:
- Fever of 100.4 or more
- Cough
- Difficulty breathing
- Cold
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or odor.
Symptoms that require immediate medical attention include:
- Difficulty breathing
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest.
- New confusion or inability to wake up
- Bluish lips or face
- The CDC says this is not a complete list. Consult a medical provider about any symptoms that are serious or worrisome.
Prevention
- Coronavirus is a new or “novel” virus. No one has natural immunity. Children and adolescents seem to recover better from the virus. According to the CDC, older people and those with underlying health conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease) are considered high risk. Precautions are also needed in people with weakened or developing immune systems.
- To help prevent the spread of the virus:
- Stay at least six feet away from other people
- Avoid close contact with people who are or appear to be sick.
- Stay home as much as possible.
- Cancel events and avoid groups, meetings, game dates and nonessential appointments
- Stay home when you are sick, except for medical care.
- Wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a mask. At a minimum, wear a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or use the inside of your elbow.
- Clean frequently touched surfaces and objects daily (eg, Tables, countertops, light switches, door knobs, and cabinet handles)
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