81 active cases of COVID-19 were reported on Monday by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health in their daily update, a figure that has varied little over the past week as recoveries and new cases keep each other mostly in check. Since Friday, 14 new cases raise the running total to 13,801, and offset by 13 recoveries the active case count rose by 1.
During the same period the State Department of Health Services recorded 591 positive test results – 151 of those in the past 24 hours – and the running case total reached 608,583. One death was reported today, and the toll is now 6,990. 24 more persons were hospitalized, and the Wisconsin Hospitals Association, after accounting for deaths and discharges, noted a net gain of 12 patients to a total of 254 hospitalized. 87 of those are in ICU beds, and 382 patients statewide are on ventilators.
Vaccinations rose slightly week-over-week in Sheboygan County according to the Wisconsin DHS, with 124 more persons receiving shots last week than the previous week. 52,356 persons in Sheboygan County have received at least one shot, and 45,866, or 39.8% of the county population, are now fully vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. 79.1% of county residents age 65 and older are fully vaccinated…the age category that is most protected…followed by 57.5% of
