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In Wisconsin and other states across the nation, the rollout of coronavirus vaccine so far has been slower than promised under the federal Operation Warp Speed initiative. Efforts to pick up the pace are complicated by decisions on who should be given vaccine priority along with supply and distribution issues.
Health care workers in Wisconsin began getting shots Dec. 14 and vaccination of nursing home residents has started. Both are in phase 1a, a priority group established by state and federal advisory groups.
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin will provide a daily update on COVID-19 cases in central Wisconsin, including confirmed test results, new cases, deaths, negative test results and recovered patients, when available. The following information was provided Tuesday afternoon by local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
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The state s chamber of commerce is seeking information from Rock County health officials on how they track COVID-19 cases in the county after businesses contacted the chamber with concerns.
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Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Wednesday, January 6
January 6, 2021
Health officials also reported 67 news deaths bringing the death total to 5,528 in Minnesota.
According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 5,762,307 tests have been completed to date.
There are 406,910 patients who no longer require isolation.
So far, 22,437 patients have required hospitalization and 4,722 cases have been hospitalized in ICU.
Below are the most recent COVID-19 cases by county in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan:
Carlton: 2,675 – 38 deaths
Cook: 108
Koochiching: 556 – 9 deaths
Ashland: 1,030 – 16 deaths
Bayfield: 949 – 18 deaths
Iron: 425 – 18 deaths
Gogebic: 721 – 16 deaths
As of Wednesday afternoon, Wisconsin health officials reported 494,747 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also reported 5,039 deaths.