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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services shares state has passed a major milestone by administering more than one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The first death associated with COVID-19 since February 8th was reported Thursday by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health in their daily report. The latest victim is among 64 others age 80 or older who have succumbed to the disease. Of the 126 in all, twenty-seven were in their 70s, twenty-two were in their 60s, five were in their 50s, four were in their 40s, two were in their 30s, and one was between 10 and 19 years old.
Only 18 of 692 tests accounted for since Wednesday were positive for COVID-19, comprising a modest 2.6% of all returns. 23 persons recovered, dropping the active case count to 173, the lowest since 135 were reported on September 25th of 2020. Hospitalizations were down by one, to 5 in Sheboygan County.
February 18: Weekly Driftless Region COVID-19 update
Editors note: this story is updated as of Wednesday, Feb. 17, in the COVID variants section to reflect growth in numbers.
DRIFTLESS - Over the past week COVID-19, diagnoses statewide increased from 550,639 on Monday, Feb. 8 to 555,708 on Monday, Feb. 15. That is a statewide increase of 5,339 cases. The number of deaths increased from 6,055 to 6,166, an additional 111 deaths, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on Monday announced a $6.1 million investment to support community-based organizations in raising awareness and access to COVID-19 vaccine among communities that have faced both historical and current barriers to healthcare services and the COVID-19 vaccine. $3.1 million of the investment will fund efforts to activate organizations to serve as trusted messengers to build vaccine confidence and reduce barriers that may impede vaccination