MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services received 900 positive coronavirus tests in the past 24-hour period, the third-highest one-day total and the third time in six days the tally was in the nine hundreds.
Thursday’s results account for 6.31% of the 14,271 tests that were returned, reversing a three-day downward trend.
The state says 20.8% of cases are active. That’s 8,236 people who tested positive or began showing symptoms in the past 30 days. That percentage has been increasing since falling to 18% on July 8.
The death toll is now 831, four more than yesterday. That’s 2.1% of known cases, the same as yesterday. Deaths were in Outagamie, Grant, Racine and Walworth counties.
Hospitalizations continue to increase and are back above 300. There are 308 COVID-19 patients hospitalized. Eighty-eight of those in intensive care. Ten percent of people diagnosed with the coronavirus have been hospitalized for treatment since the first case in Wisconsin in February.
At its current pace, Wisconsin will surpass 40,000 coronavirus cases tomorrow (Friday). Wisconsin exceeded 30,000 cases on July 3; 20,000 cases on June 5; and 10,000 cases on May 10.
Almost 700,000 tests have come back negative (699,670) since the state began keeping track. The DHS statistics only include a person once, even if they’ve been tested multiple times, and they only count nasal or throat swabs, not blood tests for antibodies.
The state offers an online a tool that displays COVID-19 activity over the past 2 weeks for every county, including the number of cases per 100,000 residents and whether cases are on an upward, even, or downward trend. You can view it by clicking here.
County by county cases (counties listed in bold were reported to have new cases):
Wisconsin
- Adams – 46 cases (+1) (2 deaths)
- Ashland – 8 cases
- Barron – 59 cases (+6) (1 death)
- Bayfield – 11 cases (1 death)
- Brown – 3,393 cases (+45) (44 deaths)
- Buffalo – 21 cases (2 deaths)
- Burnett – 5 cases (1 death)
- Calumet – 169 cases (+4) (2 deaths)
- Chippewa – 151 cases (+6)
- Clark – 128 cases (+7) (7 deaths)
- Columbia – 131 cases (+2) (1 death)
- Crawford – 46 cases
- Dane – 3,301 cases (+59) (33 deaths)
- Dodge – 541 cases (+4) (5 deaths)
- Door – 66 cases (+1) (3 deaths)
- Douglas – 66 cases (+2)
- Dunn – 59 cases
- Eau Claire – 365 cases (+14) (1 death)
- Florence – 5 cases
- Fond du Lac – 410 cases (+5) (6 deaths)
- Forest – 49 cases (3 deaths)
- Grant – 231 cases (+8) (14 deaths) (+1)
- Green – 113 cases (+3) (1 death)
- Green Lake – 44 cases (+1)
- Iowa – 47 cases
- Iron – 24 cases (+3) (1 deaths)
- Jackson – 36 cases (1 death)
- Jefferson – 393 cases (+9) (4 deaths)
- Juneau – 66 cases (+7) (1 death)
- Kenosha – 1,862 cases (+31) (47 deaths)
- Kewaunee – 86 cases (1 death)
- La Crosse – 628 cases (+10)
- Lafayette – 84 cases
- Langlade – 11 cases (1 death)
- Lincoln – 25 cases (+1)
- Manitowoc – 177 cases (+10) (1 death)
- Marathon – 326 cases (+14) (1 death)
- Marinette – 133 cases (+7) (3 deaths)
- Marquette – 55 cases (1 death)
- Menominee – 9 cases
- Milwaukee – 14,679 cases (+378) (403 deaths)
- Monroe – 148 cases (+3) (1 death)
- Oconto – 104 cases (+3)
- Oneida – 39 cases (+1)
- Outagamie – 728 cases (+9) (10 deaths) (+1)
- Ozaukee – 345 cases (+5) (16 deaths)
- Pepin – 19 cases (+1)
- Pierce – 119 cases (+6)
- Polk – 75 cases (+1) (2 deaths)
- Portage – 263 cases (+3)
- Price – 9 cases
- Racine – 2,463 cases (+45) (66 deaths) (+1)
- Richland – 17 cases (4 deaths)
- Rock – 1,103 cases (+22) (24 deaths)
- Rusk – 13 cases (+1) (1 death)
- Sauk – 194 cases (+3) (3 deaths)
- Sawyer – 15 cases
- Shawano – 106 cases (+2)
- Sheboygan – 340 cases (+14) (4 deaths)
- St. Croix – 310 cases (+13) (2 deaths)
- Taylor – 26 cases (+1)
- Trempealeau – 213 cases (+19)
- Vernon – 42 cases
- Vilas – 17 cases
- Walworth – 826 cases (+11) (19 deaths) (+1)
- Washburn – 6 cases
- Washington – 519 cases (+9) (19 deaths)
- Waukesha – 1,950 cases (+72) (40 deaths)
- Waupaca – 202 cases (+6) (13 deaths)
- Waushara – 49 cases (+1)
- Winnebago – 810 cases (+6) (14 deaths)
- Wood – 120 cases (+8) (1 death)
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
- Alger – 3 cases
- Baraga – 5 cases
- Chippewa – 19 cases
- Delta – 34 cases (+6) (3 deaths)
- Dickinson – 24 cases (+4) (2 deaths)
- Gogebic – 20 cases (+5) (1 deaths)
- Houghton – 26 cases (+1)
- Iron – 8 cases (1 death)
- Keweenaw – 2 cases
- Luce – 3 cases
- Mackinac – 9 cases
- Marquette – 95 cases (+6) (11 deaths)
- Menominee – 49 cases (+3)
- Ontonagon – 1 case
- Schoolcraft – 7 cases
Symptoms:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified these as possible symptoms of COVID-19:
- Fever of 100.4 or higher
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
Symptoms that require immediate medical attention include:
- Trouble breathing
- Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
- New confusion or inability to rouse
- Bluish lips or face
- The CDC says this is not an all-inclusive list. Consult a medical provider about any symptoms that are severe or concerning.
Prevention
- The coronavirus is a new, or “novel,” virus. Nobody has a natural immunity to it. Children and teens seem to recover best from the virus. Older people and those with underlying health conditions (heart disease, diabetes, lung disease) are considered at high risk, according to the CDC. Precautions are also needed around people with developing or weakened immune systems.
- To help prevent the spread of the virus:
- Stay at least six feet away from other people
- Avoid close contact with people who are or appear sick
- Stay at home as much as possible
- Cancel events and avoid groups, gatherings, play dates and nonessential appointments
- Stay home when you are sick, except to get medical care
- Wash your hands regularly for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol
- Cover your mouth and nose with a mask. At a minimum, use a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow.
- Clean frequently-touched surfaces and objects daily (e.g., tables, countertops, light switches, doorknobs, and cabinet handles)
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