The number of active cases of COVID-19 being monitored by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health has topped 800 for the first time since January 11 according to data posted Friday on the DPH’s Coronavirus Case Dashboard.
98 new confirmed positive tests for COVID-19 were logged since Thursday, raising the total number of coronavirus cases experienced during the pandemic within the county to 17,809. With 60 recoveries since Thursday, the active case count rose 38 to 837, the highest since 901 were recorded on January 8th.
29 persons are currently hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 symptoms, the most since 30 were recorded on December 4, 2020, and the highest number so far in 2021. With no discharges and 4 admissions since Thursday, the total number hospitalized so far has reached 909 cases.
The rate of community transmissionin Sheboygan County according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is “high”, with a 7-day case rate of 413.56 per 100,000 persons. That’s up from 406.62 on Thursday. The rate of positive test returns in the last 7 days is 11.73%, down slightly from Thursday’s 11.92%.
The Wisconsin DHS reports that the two-week rate of COVID-19 disease activity in Sheboygan County is “very high”, with a burden of 772 cases per 100,000 persons, and a trajectory that has gone upwards by 23% over the last 14 days.
Vaccination data has not been updated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services since Friday, November 5th. This is due to corrections that Walgreens is currently making to some COVID-19 vaccination records across the country, including in Wisconsin. As a result, some people vaccinated at Walgreens may be temporarily unable to access their COVID-19 vaccination record in the Wisconsin Immunization Registry. In the meantime, those who can’t access their records should contact their local Walgreen’s pharmacy. Alternatively, those with a registered Walgreens pharmacy account should be able to access their record via the Walgreens website or mobile app.
The Wisconsin DHS on Friday, November 12th, said that vaccination data will be updated as soon as there is confidence that all necessary corrections have been made and updated in the state system.
