Two more Sheboygan County residents age 80 or older have died of COVID-19, raising the death toll here to 140. The deaths came in Monday's daily repor.
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Wisconsin DHS COVID-19 vaccine Q&A
State health officials on Tuesday held a question-and-answer session regarding COVID-19 in Wisconsin and the continued vaccine rollout.
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Tuesday, May 4 it is helping employers and community-based organizations connect with vaccine providers to offer on-site vaccinations.
According to a DHS news release, this will help bring vaccinations to where people are and provide increased protection from COVID-19 in their communities. The program is part of the statewide effort to promote vaccine equity by making COVID-19 vaccines more accessible for Wisconsinites.
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Michigan health leaders have no idea how many state residents received a vaccine in another state. But it does count the number of vaccines administered to people who don t live in Michigan. While we do not have confirmation of vaccinations for some people who are vaccinated out of state, we believe the benchmark percentages are a reasonable way to determine when we are able to return to more normal levels of activity, said Bob Wheaton, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services.
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APPLETON - The Appleton health department reported a COVID-19 death Tuesday, the city s first in over two months.
The deceased person was in their 50s and lived in Outagamie County, according to a press release from the city. In all, 64 Appleton residents have died of complications from the virus.
COVID-19 deaths in the Fox Cities have slowed considerably since early 2021, and new cases and hospitalizations also continue to fall.
The city logged 38 new coronavirus cases during the week ending May 2, according to its COVID-19 data page, the fewest since last July. The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported 13 patients hospitalized with the virus in the eight-county region in and around the Fox Valley.
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deaths reported statewide Tuesday, bringing the total to 6,850, 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 indicated that the state is averaging more than 600 new infections per day. On Tuesday, the figure was 633. 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 2,859,673 Tuesday, an increase of 2,799.