by Kevin Zimmermann A Sheboygan County resident age 80 or older is the 113th death here associated with COVID-19 as reported today by the County Divis.
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Two more deaths associated with COVID-19 were noted in Thursday's daily report from the Sheboygan County Division of Pub.
By Kelly Meyer
by Kevin Zimmermann
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) – The Sheboygan County Division of Public Health on Monday notified the public of the youngest victim of COVID-19 to date in Sheboygan County. Identified only as “in the 10-19 age group,” the victim becomes the 92nd since the coronavirus arrived in Sheboygan County in early March. Of the victims, only one was between 10 and 19 years old, two were in their 30s, three in their 40s, five in their 50s, fifteen in their 60s, twenty-two in their 70s and forty-four were 80 or older.
Another 205 positive test returns were logged since the last update on December 23rd, lifting the total confirmed case count to 11,180. 488 negative test results were received in the same time, yielding a positive per-test rate of nearly 30%. The active case count fell 144 to 1,070, as 348 persons joined the ranks of those successfully battling the disease. 18 persons, one less than last Wednesday, was hospitalized.
By Kelly Meyer
by Kevin Zimmermann
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) – The number of active cases of COVID-19 reported by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health has fallen to its lowest level since October 23rd, when 971 cases were of record. Thursday’s report indicated 1,421 active cases were being experienced here, a drop of 36 cases since Wednesday. 99 more positive test returns were received, while 124 were negative yielding a positive rate of 44.4%. 135 persons recovered since Wednesday, and 16 persons – 1 fewer than on Wednesday – were hospitalized. When looking at the two-week rates and trajectories, however, a somewhat different picture emerges.
The Sheboygan County Activity Level was raised from “Very High” Wednesday to “Critically High”, and the Burden, or number of cases per 100,000 persons, rose from 989.4 to 1,068.9. No significant change was seen in the 2-week trajectory of case numbers between Wednesday and Thursday.