MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – A day after Wisconsin set a record amount of daily confirmed coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the state reports more than 4,000 new cases were confirmed Sunday.
The Department of Health Services reported 4,280 new cases Sunday. That’s a decrease from Saturday’s record amount of new cases in a single day of more than 7,000. The state received 12,761 test results in the past 24 hours. More than 30% of them (33.54%) were positive, meaning 1 in 3 test results were positive. The remaining 8,481 tests were negative.
The state also reported 11 new COVID-19 deaths Sunday, bringing the cumulative state death toll to 2,312. Last week alone, 270 COVID-19 deaths were reported throughout the state of Wisconsin.
At the current rate, COVID-19 could pass Alzheimer’s disease as the 6th leading cause of death in Wisconsin next week, less than 8 months after the first deaths were reported on March 19, compared with CDC mortality data for an entire year. The death toll remains at 0.9% in Wisconsin according to the state when rounded up, however our records show it stands at 0.86%.
County-by-county case numbers are listed later in this article.
The 7-day average for new cases is 5,507. The state first crossed the 5,000 7-day average Friday, with 5,139. The 7-day average for the positivity rate is 34.48%, a new record. The previous record was set Saturday, at 32.46%.
The state reported 112 more COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in the past 24 hours. Hospitalizations were brought to a new high Sunday with the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) reporting 1,860 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized, including 397 in intensive care.
There have now been 12,839 patients with COVID-19 symptoms serious enough to require hospital treatment. That’s 4.8% of all the known coronavirus cases.
The DHS reports Sunday there are 7 patients at the alternate care facility (ACF) field hospital at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee, an increase from Saturday’s report of 6 patients.
According to state numbers, 58,119 people are currently active coronavirus cases, meaning they were diagnosed within the last 30 days and haven’t been medically cleared. The percentage of all active coronavirus patients is currently at 21.7%. Nearly 207,000 people (206,944) are now considered recovered, or 77.4% of all cases in the last 9 months.
HOSPITAL READINESS
The WHA reported Saturday 168 ICU beds are open out of 1,469 ICU beds in the state’s 134 hospitals. A little more than 12 percent of licensed medical beds (12.29%) are open overall. [Note: We’re using the term “open” instead of “available” after Prevea president/CEO Dr. Ashok Rai said in an Action 2 News This Morning interview an open bed may not have the ancillary staffing necessary -- nurses, food services and more -- to put a patient in it.]
In the Fox Valley region, which has 13 hospitals serving 8 counties, there are 8 ICU beds open – four fewer than Saturday -- out of 104 total. Overall, 7.4% of hospital beds are open there. The hospitals are treating 130 COVID-19 patients, 21 in intensive care.
The Northeast region’s 10 hospitals, serving 7 counties, had 25 of their 207 ICU beds open Sunday. 16.63% of beds are open overall.
Changes in hospitalization numbers and bed availability take hospital discharges and deaths into account.
The WHA reports 25 of the state’s 134 hospitals had less than a week’s supply of gowns and 13 had a week’s supply of paper medical masks Sunday. Those figures are unchanged since Saturday.
SUNDAY’S COUNTY CASE NUMBERS (Counties with new cases or deaths are indicated in bold)*
Wisconsin
- Adams - 721 cases (+23) (6 deaths)
- Ashland - 394 cases (+7) (5 deaths)
- Barron – 1,861 cases (+64) (11 deaths)
- Bayfield - 388 cases (+9) (3 deaths)
- Brown – 17,951 cases (+98) (111 deaths)
- Buffalo – 441 cases (+10) (3 deaths)
- Burnett – 402 cases (+13) (6 deaths)
- Calumet - 3,168 cases (+27) (18 deaths)
- Chippewa – 2,753 cases (+40) (29 deaths)
- Clark –1,291 cases (+24) (22 deaths)
- Columbia – 2,269 cases (+42) (9 deaths)
- Crawford – 494 cases (+7) (1 death)
- Dane – 18,523 cases (+249) (55 deaths)
- Dodge – 5,738 cases (+139) (43 deaths) (+2)
- Door - 1,177 cases (+35) (10 deaths)
- Douglas – 1,043 cases (+10) (1 death)
- Dunn – 1,587 cases (+36) (1 death)
- Eau Claire – 5,036 cases (+139) (31 deaths)
- Florence - 249 cases (+6) (8 deaths)
- Fond du Lac – 6,110 cases (+75) (25 deaths)
- Forest - 577 cases (+7) (11 deaths)
- Grant – 2,423 cases (+46) (46 deaths) (+3)
- Green – 1,213 cases (+32) (5 deaths)
- Green Lake - 914 cases (+15) (4 deaths)
- Iowa - 739 cases (+11) (2 deaths)
- Iron - 259 cases (+4) (5 deaths)
- Jackson - 891 cases (+45) (2 deaths)
- Jefferson – 3,541 cases (+63) (26 deaths)
- Juneau - 1,255 cases (+25) (5 deaths)
- Kenosha – 6,418 cases (+163) (96 deaths)
- Kewaunee - 1,297 cases (+12) (11 deaths)
- La Crosse – 5,469 cases (+78) (26 deaths)
- Lafayette - 711 case (+26) (1 death)
- Langlade - 1,209 cases (+19) (13 deaths)
- Lincoln – 1,251 cases (+49) (14 deaths)
- Manitowoc – 3,557 cases (+42) (21 deaths)
- Marathon - 6,672 cases (+160) (71 deaths)
- Marinette - 2,205 cases (+16) (19 deaths)
- Marquette - 827 cases (+19) (6 deaths)(+1)
- Menominee - 406 cases (+4) (1 death)
- Milwaukee – 49,295 (+705) (622 deaths) (+3)
- Monroe - 1,556 cases (+31) (8 deaths)
- Oconto – 2,511 cases (+30) (19 deaths)
- Oneida - 1,586 cases (+13) (19 deaths)
- Outagamie – 11,039 cases (+138) (86 deaths)
- Ozaukee - 3,093 cases (+38) (27 deaths)
- Pepin – 249 cases (+6)
- Pierce – 1,084 cases (+31) (7 deaths)
- Polk –961 cases (+82) (3 deaths)
- Portage – 3,491 cases (+82) (28 deaths)
- Price - 486 cases (+10) (3 deaths)
- Racine – 9,644 cases (+132) (126 deaths)
- Richland - 589 cases (10 deaths)
- Rock – 6,609 cases (+232) (54 deaths)(+1)
- Rusk - 379 cases (+1) (2 deaths)(+1)
- Sauk – 2,451 cases (+52) (9 deaths)
- Sawyer - 504 cases (+8) (4 deaths)
- Shawano – 2,971 cases (+25) (38 deaths)
- Sheboygan - 5,999 cases (+1) (32 deaths)
- St. Croix – 2,621 cases (+75) (14 deaths)
- Taylor - 680 cases (+9) (10 deaths)
- Trempealeau – 1,364 cases (+1) (6 deaths)
- Vernon - 668 cases (+18) (2 deaths)
- Vilas - 819 cases (+20) (8 deaths)
- Walworth – 4,117 cases (+32) (39 deaths)
- Washburn – 331 cases (+7) (2 deaths)
- Washington – 5,856 cases (+72) (50 deaths)
- Waukesha – 15,614 cases (+235) (146 deaths) (+1)
- Waupaca – 2,982 cases (+47) (56 deaths)
- Waushara – 1,476 cases (+14) (5 deaths)
- Winnebago – 10,498 cases (+143) (79 deaths)
- Wood – 2,457 cases (+109) (15 deaths)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula**
- Alger - 107 cases (1 death)
- Baraga - 162 cases (4 deaths)
- Chippewa - 155 cases
- Delta – 1,502 cases (36 deaths)
- Dickinson - 910 cases (24 deaths)
- Gogebic - 393 cases (6 deaths)
- Houghton – 925 cases (8 deaths)
- Iron – 507 cases (24 deaths)
- Keweenaw – 25 cases (1 death)
- Luce – 77 cases
- Mackinac - 146 cases
- Marquette - 1,393 cases (19 deaths)
- Menominee - 816 cases (7 deaths)
- Ontonagon – 178 cases (1 death)
- Schoolcraft - 123 cases
* Viewers have asked us why the state has different numbers than what’s reported on some county health department websites. The DHS reports cases from all health departments within a county’s boundaries, including tribal, municipal and county health departments; county websites may not. Also, public health departments update their data at various times whereas the DHS freezes the numbers it receives by the same time every day to compile the afternoon report.
The DHS reports deaths attributed to COVID-19 or in which COVID-19 contributed to their death. Most of the people severely affected by the coronavirus have underlying illnesses or conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease or obesity, which raises a person’s risk of dying from COVID-19 but would’ve lived longer if not for their infection. The state may revise case and death numbers after further review, such as the victim’s residence, duplicated records, or a correction in lab results. Details can be found on the DHS website and Frequently Asked Questions.
**The state of Michigan does not update numbers on Sundays.
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
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.
Health experts say face masks are still the most effective way the general public can slow the spread of the coronavirus, but only if the masks are worn appropriately -- over the nose and chin. County and state health officials are reminding and urging people to stay home when they feel sick, avoid large gatherings, and distance yourself six feet from people who aren’t from your household.
To help people understand how their decisions affect their own health and others, the Department of Health Services has a decision tool at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/decision.htm. The tool describes how choices matter and offers suggestions to make activities safer.
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