Ohio, Tennessee, Florida and Louisiana have each wasted thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Shots are lost due to accidental disposal or because they have spoiled while outside of refrigerators or freezers
In no state has more than 0.17% of the supply been lost - but that amounts to enough vaccine to inoculate 2,250 people
Most states and the CDC do not offer public records of wasted shots - so the real cost is unknown
DHS: 318 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, 15 new deaths
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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MADISON, Wis. - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 318 Wednesday, March 17, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 570,730.
There have been 6,554 deaths in the state, with 15 new deaths reported by state health officials Wednesday.
Of the positive cases, 26,942 have required hospitalization (4.7%) while 557,706 have recovered (97.7%), making for 6,311 active cases (1.1%).
More than 2.6 million have tested negative. More than 3.2 million have been tested.
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As for the COVID-19 vaccine, DHS officials reported as of Wednesday, March 17 that 2,089,819 doses have been administered. To date, 2,406,245 doses have been allocated to Wisconsin.
Gov. Evers tours COVID-19 vaccination site at Lambeau Field
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Gov. Tony Evers tours the new COVID-19 community vaccination site at Lambeau Field
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday, March 17 toured the new COVID-19 community vaccination site at Lambeau Field.
The Lambeau Field Atrium will host a community COVID-19 vaccination site that will be open to eligible community members beginning Wednesday, March 17.
Vaccine prioritization is occurring in accordance with the guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Visit dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/vaccine-about.htm for the most up-to-date information on currently eligible groups.
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A resident of Sheboygan County in their 40s is the latest to fall victim of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus locally, and becomes the 133rd victim of the pandemic. Of that total, one was between 10 and 19 years old, three were in their 30s, five were in their 40s, five in their 50s, twenty-one in their 60s, twenty-eight were in their 70s and seventy victims were age 80 or older.
The active case count reported by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health rose for the second consecutive day this week; with 13 new positives and 8 recoveries, the active cases are at 162, four more than on Tuesday. The positive test rate today was 21.3%. Hospitalizations also rose for a second consecutive day, by two patients, now totaling 9 in the county.