The Sheboygan County Division of Public Health on Tuesday reported the most recent death, the 137th due to COVID-19, as someone in their 70s, the 30th in that age category to lose their battle against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Seventy-one had been in their 80s, twenty-two were in their 60s, five were in their 50s, another 5 were in their 40s, three were in their 30s and one was between 10 and 19 years old.
Confirmed positive test results outnumbered recoveries, and the county’s active case count rose 1 to 138. 13,634 have now had the coronavirus, and 5 of those are now hospitalized.
815 more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Tuesday by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, pushing the running total to 595,864. 17 deaths were added, and the toll is now 6,773. 100 more persons were hospitalized, but with recoveries and deaths accounted for, the patient population in the state fell 32 to 331. 105 of those are in ICU beds, and 385 of Wisconsin’s available ventilators are in use.
Vaccinations continue to add up in Sheboygan County, although more slowly than at the peak pace during the week of April 4th. 31.8% of the county’s population – 36,622 – have now been fully vaccinated, with the most-vaccinated age group…65 and older…at nearly 75%. Just over 40% of the county has received at least one dose of vaccine.
The Sheboygan County Division of Public Health will be hosting walk-in vaccination clinics on Wednesdays from April 28th through May 19th. The clinics are being held at one of four fire departments each week, beginning in the Village of Oostburg, and spending successive Wednesdays in Howards Grove, Cascade, and finally in Elkhart Lake. Details can be found in the County’s Vaccine Flyer available here.
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