22 positive test returns for COVID-19 received by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health on Wednesday were offset by 10 recoveries, resulting in a net gain of 12 in the active case count, which now stands at 246, the most since 256 were recorded on February 8th this year. 14,287 persons in Sheboygan County have now battled the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Hospitalizations were steady at 9. As of Tuesday, Sheboygan County’s 7-day average of confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 4. Sheboygan County is now experiencing a “High” level of COVID-19 activity, one of 68 counties experiencing that level. Four others, Chippewa, Ozaukee, Waukesha and Milwaukee Counties, are at “Very High” levels of activity.
With the spread of the “Delta” variant now dominating the new case numbers, vaccinations are being urged by the Wisconsin Division of Health Services as the most effective way to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. In Sheboygan County, 51.4% of residents – amounting to 59,242 persons – have received at least one dose, while 48.7%, or 56,172, are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
