Note: All numbers are cumulative since data started being reported in early 2020, unless otherwise noted. DH
Kenosha County Public Heath is reporting 15,569 total positive COVID-19 test results in Kenosha County as of Thursday. That’s 30 more than Wednesday. There have been 305 COVID-19 deaths in Kenosha County (1 more than Wednesday). Kenosha County Public Health is reporting 77,732 negative test results.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting a positive rate of 9,266/100,000 people and a 2.0 percent case fatality rate in Kenosha County as of Thursday.
In Kenosha County, 38.84 percent of the population has had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination and 32.54 percent are fully vaccinated as of Thursday, reports Kenosha County Public Health.
By Kevin Zimmermann
May 7, 2021 | 3:50 PM
The âBurden Rateâ of COVID-19 activity in Sheboygan County has fallen below âHighâ for the first time this year according to Fridayâs update from the Division of Public Health, with a reading of 94.3 cases per 100,000 persons.  Although this indicates an easing of the pandemic, the activity level remains âHighâ, with no significant change in the current trajectory of the pandemic.
Still, the active case count rose three to 125, with 16 new confirmed positives weighted against 13 recoveries.  One more resident entered hospitalization for the disease, raising the patient count here to 4.
The Facility-Wide Investigations report has been simplified, and now lists only those Skilled Nursing Long-term Care Facilities with active investigations, which currently number zero, and the Education Settings, which include Oostburg Elementary School, Sheboygan North High, Sheboygan South High, and S
An additional seven
deaths reported statewide Friday, bringing the total to 6,884, DHS said. Overall, 1.1% of people who have contracted the virus have died.
The seven-day average of positive COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin continued to fall. On Friday, the figure was 588. The seven-day average of positive cases measures the average number of new cases per day over the previous week. An overall decrease in the seven-day average of positive cases indicates the number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the state is also going down, according to DHS.
The number of negative tests in the state was 2,874,219 Friday, an increase of 5,496.
An additional 63 people have been hospitalized because of the virus since Thursday, bringing the total to 29,731. Overall, 4.9% of Wisconsinites who contracted the virus have been hospitalized.
Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin health officials said Thursday that they’ve ordered only a fraction of the COVID-19 vaccine doses the federal government had set aside for the state for next week, another sign of plateauing interest in the shots.
Interest in the vaccine has been waning across the country. President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that it would shift doses from states with lower demand to states with more interest.
The federal government has allocated 86,580 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 65,900 first doses of the Moderna vaccine and 10,200 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the week starting Monday. Wisconsin Department of Health Services spokeswoman Elizabeth Goodsitt said the agency has ordered 9,120 Pfizer doses, 2,070 Moderna doses and just 2,100 Johnson & Johnson doses.