Hospitalizations for COVID-19 in Sheboygan County have reached their highest number so far this month, with six patients now reported by the Division of Public Health in its daily report. 5 recoveries since Wednesday were outnumbered by 9 new test results, and active cases rose by 4 to 80. 13,783 Sheboygan County Residents have had to battle the SARS-CoV-2 virus so far, and 143 have lost their lives to it.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services added 448 new cases of COVID-19 to the running total which now stands at 607,586. Two deaths since Wednesday put the toll at 6,978, and 63 more persons were hospitalized in the last day. After accounting for deaths and discharges, the Wisconsin Hospitals Association showed a net drop of 16 in the patient population, with 269 now needing treatment. 73 of those are in ICU beds, and 381 patients are on ventilators.
As we noted on Wednesday, Sheboygan County’s activity level was moved to “Medium” by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the first time a level this low has been achieved in the County. The Sheboygan County DPH says that while the news of a burden rate of 66.4 cases per 100,000 persons and a 44% shrinking trajectory is encouraging, we are not out of the woods yet, and the best way to continue that downward trend of COVID-19 cases is to consider getting vaccinated.
The progress on immunizations in Sheboygan County has slowed consistently week-by-week since the beginning of April, and in the week since last Thursday, only 1,422 more persons completed their two-shot series. 45,094 county residents, or 39.1% of the population, are fully vaccinated. Last week that number was 37.9%.
President Biden has set a goal of 70% of adults receiving at least one shot by July 4th, but it appears unlikely that we will reach it here. With 45 days left, only 46% of all Sheboygan County residents have received at least one shot. And as for the adult population mentioned by the President, 83.1% of those 65 and older have received at least one dose; that figure drops to 62.7% of those 55-64, 47.7% of those 45-54, 43.5% of those 35-44, 38.2% of those 25-34, and 33.2% of those 18-24 years old.
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