MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - After a series of record-setting days, Wisconsin’s coronavirus crisis showed some decline on Wednesday. The Department of Health Services reported a third-straight day of decline for positive coronavirus tests.
The state says 821 more people tested positive -- the fourth-highest number of cases in one day -- bringing Wisconsin’s total caseload to 38,727 people.
The positive tests were 5.90% of the 13,925 tests completed, down from Tuesday’s 6.57%. The percentage of positive tests has been higher than 5% for 11 of the past 12 days, and the 14-day average is still trending up.
The death toll rose slightly to 827. That’s 2.1% of known cases, a figure which has been slowly but steadily declining.
For comparison, one month ago Wisconsin had 22,932 confirmed coronavirus cases, 694 deaths, and positive results were under 4% for an 11th straight day.
Although the number of new cases was down, they were more widespread than Tuesday with positive results in 58 counties.
The number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 rose to 295 Wednesday -- two more patients than the day before (we’re reporting net increases taking hospital releases and deaths into account). Eighty-eight of these patients are in intensive care, 5 more than yesterday and 14 more than a week ago. There are another 177 patients in hospitals waiting for test results.
At the time of this writing, Johns Hopkins researchers report 136,900 COVID-19 patients in the U.S. have died in the six months since the disease appeared in our country. Johns Hopkins says people who recover from severe cases of COVID-19 may have lasting damage to their organs, including their brain, heart, lungs or kidneys. For comparison, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates up to 62,000 people in the U.S. died from the flu during the six-month flu season from October 2019 to April 2020.
The Wisconsin Hospital Association reports of the state’s 133 hospitals, between 20 and 30 percent have a one-week supply or less of personal protective equipment, such as N95 masks, gowns, face shields and goggles.
As of this week, more than 725,000 individuals have had nasal or throat swab tests for the coronavirus. That’s about 12 percent of Wisconsin’s population of more than 5.82 million people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Department of Health Services says its statistics only count a person once even if they have multiple tests. The results do not include blood tests for antibodies.
You might hear talk about herd immunity, but health experts say it takes at least 60 percent of a population to be infected or vaccinated to build herd immunity from a disease. That’s roughly 3.5 million people, or 94 times the infection rate right now.
The state offers an online a tool that displays COVID-19 activity over the past 2 weeks for every county, including the number of cases per 100,000 residents and whether cases are on an upward, even, or downward trend. You can view it by clicking here.
County by county cases (counties listed in bold were reported to have new cases):
Wisconsin
- Adams - 45 cases (+2) (2 deaths)
- Ashland - 8 cases
- Barron - 54 cases (+3) (1 death)
- Bayfield - 11 cases (+2) (1 death)
- Brown - 3,348 cases (+43) (44 deaths)
- Buffalo - 21 cases (+5) (2 deaths)
- Burnett - 5 cases (1 death)
- Calumet - 165 cases (+4) (2 deaths)
- Chippewa – 145 cases (+4)
- Clark - 121 cases (+3) (7 deaths)
- Columbia - 129 cases (+4) (1 death)
- Crawford - 46 cases (+1)
- Dane – 3,242 cases (+94) (33 deaths)
- Dodge - 537 cases (+9) (5 deaths)
- Door - 65 cases (+7) (3 deaths)
- Douglas - 64 cases (+1)
- Dunn - 59 cases (+2)
- Eau Claire - 351 cases (+5) (1 death)
- Florence - 5 cases
- Fond du Lac - 405 cases (+2) (6 deaths)
- Forest - 49 cases (+1) (3 deaths)
- Grant - 223 cases (+5) (13 deaths)
- Green - 110 cases (1 death)
- Green Lake - 43 cases
- Iowa - 47 cases
- Iron - 21 cases (+4) (1 deaths)
- Jackson - 37 cases (+1) (1 death)
- Jefferson - 384 cases (+15) (4 deaths)
- Juneau - 59 cases (+5) (1 death)
- Kenosha - 1,831 cases (+35) (47 deaths)
- Kewaunee - 86 cases (+3) (1 death)
- La Crosse - 618 cases (+7)
- Lafayette - 84 cases (+1)
- Langlade - 11 cases (1 death)
- Lincoln - 24 cases (+2)
- Manitowoc - 167cases (+5) (1 death)
- Marathon - 312 cases (+8) (1 death)
- Marinette - 126 cases (+5) (3 deaths)
- Marquette - 55 cases (+2) (1 death)
- Menominee - 10 cases
- Milwaukee - 14,679 cases (+281) (403 deaths) (+1)
- Monroe - 145 cases (+6) (1 death)
- Oconto - 101 cases (+3)
- Oneida - 38 cases (+6)
- Outagamie - 719 cases (+24) (9 deaths)
- Ozaukee – 340 cases (+10) (16 deaths)
- Pepin - 18 cases (+2)
- Pierce - 113 cases (+3)
- Polk - 74 cases (2 deaths)
- Portage - 260 cases (+2)
- Price – 9 cases (+1)
- Racine - 2,418 cases (+27) (65 deaths)
- Richland - 17 cases (4 deaths)
- Rock - 1,081 cases (+10) (24 deaths)
- Rusk - 12 cases (+1) (1 death)
- Sauk - 191 cases (+1) (3 deaths)
- Sawyer - 15 cases
- Shawano - 104 cases (+3)
- Sheboygan – 326 cases (+14) (4 deaths)
- St. Croix - 297 cases (+3) (2 deaths)
- Taylor - 25 cases (+2)
- Trempealeau - 194 cases (+7)
- Vernon - 42 cases
- Vilas - 17 cases
- Walworth – 815 cases (+15) (18 deaths)
- Washburn - 6 cases
- Washington - 510 cases (+10) (19 deaths)
- Waukesha - 1,878 cases (+74) (40 deaths)
- Waupaca - 196 cases (+8) (13 deaths)
- Waushara - 48 cases (+1)
- Winnebago - 804 cases (+16) (14 deaths)
- Wood - 112 cases (+3) (1 death)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
- Alger - 3 cases
- Baraga - 6 cases
- Chippewa - 20 cases (+10)
- Delta - 28 cases (3 deaths)
- Dickinson - 20 cases (2 deaths)
- Gogebic - 15 cases (1 deaths)
- Houghton – 25 cases
- Iron - 8 cases (1 death)
- Keweenaw - 2 cases
- Luce - 3 cases
- Mackinac - 9 cases
- Marquette - 89 cases (11 deaths)
- Menominee - 46 cases
- 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 higher
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
Symptoms that require immediate medical attention include:
- Trouble breathing
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
- New confusion or inability to rouse
- Bluish lips or face
- The CDC says this is not an all-inclusive list. Consult a medical provider about any symptoms that are severe or concerning.
Prevention
- The coronavirus is a new, or “novel,” virus. Nobody has a natural immunity to it. Children and teens seem to recover best from the virus. Older people and those with underlying health conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease) are considered at high risk, according to the CDC. Precautions are also needed around people with developing or weakened 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 sick
- Stay at home as much as possible
- Cancel events and avoid groups, gatherings, play dates and nonessential appointments
- Stay home when you are sick, except to get 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, use a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow.
- Clean frequently-touched surfaces and objects daily (e.g., tables, countertops, light switches, doorknobs, and cabinet handles)
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