Almost half of the results were positive on Tuesday

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MADISON, Delete. (WBAY) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported the most COVID-19 deaths in nearly a week, and nearly half of all coronavirus tests returned on Tuesday came back positive.

The state received 7,299 results – 51 fewer than yesterday, and the lowest since September 26. Of these, 3,501 came back positive, or 48% (47.97%). The remaining 3,798 were negative. Cases were reported in 71 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties.

Fifty-four people were added to the COVID-19 death toll, bringing it to 4,122. These deaths were in 26 counties, with multiple deaths in 15 of them: Brown (3), Chippewa, Columbia, Dane (3), Dodge (3), Door, Grant (3), Jefferson (2), Kenosha (5) , La Crosse (3), Marinette (2), Milwaukee (3), Oconto, Outagamie (2), Ozaukee, Pierce (2), Polk, Racine (4), Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan (3), Vernon (2) ), Walworth, Waukesha (5), Waupaca and Wood counties. Mortality totals were revised in Green and Pepin counties.

The death rate remains 0.93% of all known cases for a sixth consecutive day.

Wisconsin has an average of 3,421 new coronavirus cases and 45 COVID-19 deaths per day for the past 7 days. Both are lower than Monday’s moving average.

The county’s death and casualty figures appear later in this article.

To date, more than 46% of the Wisconsin population has been tested for the coronavirus at least once, and 7.6% of the population has tested positive. The DHS reports that 442,396 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and two and a quarter million (2,259,792) tested negative.

One in 10 people ever diagnosed with coronavirus in Wisconsin is still an active case: 44,076 people. The number of patients recovered is a maximum of 394,095, which is 89.1%. The DHS points out that a person can still suffer from the consequences of their infection, such as ‘brain fog’ or loss of taste or smell, even if they fall under the category of ‘recovered’, which means that they are 30 days after diagnosis or survived the onset of symptoms. or had been medically tested.

Hospitals have started to receive their share of the 49,725 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine shipped to Wisconsin this week. Caregivers and nursing home staff and residents are first in line to receive them. CLICK HERE to read more about the distribution plans.

HOSPITALIZATIONS

DHS reported that 184 more COVID-19 patients were sent to hospitals. That’s the most COVID-19 hospital admissions in 24 hours since Wednesday, but the number of patients admitted has fallen to 1,461 – 10 fewer than Monday. Changes in daily hospital admissions take into account layoffs and deaths. According to the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA), the number in intensive care units has increased from 319 to 331.

Over the past 7 days, an average of 144 people have been hospitalized every day. That moving average has been declining for the past 10 days.

The Fox Valley region of eight counties currently has 86 COVID-19 patients (four less than Monday), with 15 in the ICU (four more than Monday). The northeast region of seven provinces has 107 patients (1 more than Monday), with 26 in the ICU (one less than Monday).

The alternative care facility on the fairgrounds treated 6 patients Tuesday, just like Monday. Late last week, the field hospital had treated 156 people since it opened on October 14.

READY FOR THE HOSPITAL

The WHA reports that 15% of the intensive care beds and 16.3% of all hospital beds in the 134 state hospitals are open.

The 13 hospitals in the Fox Valley region have 19 IC beds (18.3%) and 114 (13.4%) of all beds open under them. The 10 hospitals in the Northeast region have 36 IC beds (17.4%) and 203 of all beds (21.2%) open.

These beds are for all patients, not just COVID-19, and whether a bed can be filled depends on whether the hospital has the necessary medical and support staff.

The need for personal protective equipment (PPE) has remained unchanged since Monday: 18 hospitals report less than 7 days of coats, 13 have a shortage of paper medical masks, 11 have a shortage of safety glasses and 9 have few N95 masks.

CASE NUMBERS OF THE Tuesday (Counties with new cases or deaths are indicated in bold)

Wisconsin*

  • Adams – 1,206 cases (+7) (10 dead)
  • Ashland – 893 suitcases (+14) (13 dead)
  • Barron – 4,050 cases (+7) (50 dead)
  • Bayfield – 843 cases (+12) (16 dead)
  • Brown – 24,547 sleeves (+208) (153 dead) (+3)
  • Buffalo – 911 suitcases (+3) (6 dead)
  • Burnett – 920 suitcases (+3) (15 dead)
  • Calumet – 4.416 boxes (+19) (30 dead)
  • Chippewa – 5,476 cases (+13) (62 dead) (+1)
  • Clark – 2,524 suitcases (+17) (44 dead)
  • Columbia – 3,892 deaths (+10) (20 deaths) (+1)
  • Crawford – 1,471 cases (+5) (11 dead)
  • Dane – 30,682 cases (+29) (116 deaths) (+3)
  • Dodge – 9,724 cases (+27) (90 deaths) (+3)
  • By – 1,791 fallen (+5) (12 deaths) (+1)
  • Douglas – 2,697 cases (+54) (14 dead)
  • Dunn – 3,182 suitcases (+17) (20 dead)
  • Eau Claire – 8,537 cases (+23) (65 dead)
  • Florence – 380 cases (+1) (12 dead)
  • Fond du Lac – 9,674 boxes (+73) (59 dead)
  • Forest – 783 suitcases (+3) (20 dead)
  • Grant – 3,864 cases (+13) (73 dead) (+3)
  • Green – 2,023 cases (+1) (7 deaths) (number of deaths -1 revised by state)
  • Green Lake – 1,300 Chests (+12) (9 dead)
  • Iowa – 1,503 cases (+12) (5 dead)
  • Iron – 400 boxes (+2) (10 dead)
  • Jackson – 2,082 suitcases (+15) (6 dead)
  • Jefferson – 6,079 cases (+38) (47 deaths) (+2)
  • Juneau – 2,209 suitcases (+10) (8 dead)
  • Kenosha – 11,148 cases (+164) (183 deaths) (+5)
  • Kewaunee – 1,865 Chests (+26) (22 dead)
  • La Crosse – 9,220 cases (+74) (46 deaths) (+3)
  • Lafayette – 1,157 suitcases (+3) (4 dead)
  • Langlade – 1,687 cases (+13) (29 dead)
  • Lincoln – 2,215 suitcases (+9) (36 dead)
  • Manitowoc – 5,572 chests (+35) (47 dead)
  • Marathon – 11,023 cases (+37) (142 dead)
  • Marinette – 3,334 cases (+23) (38 deaths) (+2)
  • Marquette – 1,104 suitcases (+2) (15 dead)
  • Menominee – 654 cases (+6) (9 dead)
  • Milwaukee – 78,267 (+722) (819 killed) (+3)
  • Monroe – 3,084 suitcases (+24) (20 dead)
  • Oconto – 3,523 suitcases (+2) (35 killed) (+1)
  • Oneida – 2,624 cases (+8) (46 dead)
  • Outagamy – 15,070 cases (+77) (143 deaths) (+2)
  • Ozaukee – 5,673 cases (+124) (44 deaths) (+1)
  • Pepijn – 579 boxes (+9) (4 deaths) (number of deaths -1 revised by state)
  • Pierce – 2,641 cases (+34) (23 deaths) (+2)
  • Polk – 2,713 deaths (+26) (21 deaths) (+1)
  • Portage – 5,155 Chests (+20) (43 dead)
  • Price – 861 boxes (+4) (4 dead)
  • Racine – 16,021 boxes (+215) (225 dead) (+4)
  • Richland – 981 sleeves (+2) (13 dead)
  • Rock – 10,959 cases (+35) (104 deaths) (+1)
  • Rusk – 1,022 boxes (+8) (11 dead)
  • Sauk – 4,051 cases (cases revised -10 by state) (22 dead) (+1)
  • Sawyer – 1070 suitcases (+11) (8 dead)
  • Shawano – 3,928 sleeves (+14) (53 dead)
  • Sheboygan – 10,406 cases (+25) (82 deaths) (+3)
  • Croix – 4,978 boxes (+55) (22 dead)
  • Taylor – 1,475 cases (+5) (13 dead)
  • Trempealeau – 2,746 boxes (+15) (24 dead)
  • Vernon – 1,345 deaths (+7) (19 deaths) (+2)
  • Vilas – 1,446 suitcases (+10) (19 dead)
  • Walworth – 6,985 cases (+64) (71 killed) (+1)
  • Washburn – 907 cases (+12) (8 dead)
  • Washington – 10,497 cases (+168) (87 dead)
  • Waukesha – 31,200 cases (+642) (289 deaths) (+5)
  • Waupaca – 3,915 deaths (+15) (93 deaths) (+1)
  • Waushara – 1,839 cases (+9) (13 dead)
  • Winnebago – 14,328 chests (+61) (138 dead)
  • Wood – 5,069 cases (+44) (32 deaths) (+1)

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula **

  • Alger – 177 cases (1 death)
  • Baraga – 452 cases (28 dead) (+2)
  • Chippewa – 468 suitcases (+7) (8 dead)
  • Delta – 2,396 cases (+2) (53 dead)
  • Dickinson – 1,887 cases (+12) (52 deaths) (+1)
  • Gogebic – 684 suitcases (+4) (12 dead)
  • Houghton – 1,501 deaths (+14) (17 deaths) (+3)
  • Iron – 734 cases (32 deaths) (cases revised -1 by state)
  • Keweenaw – 67 cases (1 death)
  • Luce – 122 cases
  • Mackinac – 247 cases (+1) (1 death)
  • Marquette – 2,973 deaths (+9) (47 deaths) (+3)
  • Menominee – 1,336 cases (+9) (22 dead)
  • Ontonagon – 272 suitcases (+1) (14 dead)
  • Schoolcraft – 187 cases (2 deaths) (cases revised -1 by state)

Last week, DHS published a new, interactive map online showing COVID-19 virus cases and deaths by county, city, zip code or school district (CLICK HERE). You can view cases and deaths by total number or per person or deaths as a percentage of the total number of cases. Andrea Palm, designated health secretary, says it “provides new ways for people to understand COVID-19 activity within their communities.”

* Viewers have asked us why the state has different numbers than what is reported on the websites of some county health departments. DHS reports cases from all health departments within a county boundaries, including public health, municipal, and county health departments; provincial websites may not. Also, public health departments update their data at different times, while the DHS freezes the numbers it receives at the same time every day to compile the afternoon report.

DHS reports deaths attributed to COVID-19 or in which COVID-19 contributed to their deaths. Most people severely affected by the coronavirus have underlying illnesses or conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, or obesity, which increase the risk of death from COVID-19 but would have lived longer without their infection. The state can revise case and death numbers after further investigation, such as the victim’s place of residence, duplicated data, or a correction in laboratory results. Details can be found on the DHS website and FAQs.

** The state of Michigan does not update numbers on Sundays. Monday’s figures include updates since Saturday’s reporting deadline.

Symptoms

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have identified the following possible symptoms of COVID-19:

  • Fever of 100.4 or higher
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath
  • Chills
  • Repeated shaking with chills
  • muscle strain
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • New loss of taste or smell

Prevention

  • The coronavirus is a new or ‘new’ virus. Nobody has a natural immunity to it. Children and teens seem to recover best from the virus. According to the CDC, the elderly and those with underlying health conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease) are considered at high risk. 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, performance dates, and non-essential appointments
  • Stay at home when you are sick, except to receive 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. Use at least a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or use the inside of your elbow.

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