The first death associated with COVID-19 since February 8th was reported Thursday by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health in their daily report. The latest victim is among 64 others age 80 or older who have succumbed to the disease. Of the 126 in all, twenty-seven were in their 70s, twenty-two were in their 60s, five were in their 50s, four were in their 40s, two were in their 30s, and one was between 10 and 19 years old.
Only 18 of 692 tests accounted for since Wednesday were positive for COVID-19, comprising a modest 2.6% of all returns. 23 persons recovered, dropping the active case count to 173, the lowest since 135 were reported on September 25th of 2020. Hospitalizations were down by one, to 5 in Sheboygan County.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services added another 733 positive cases of COVID-19 to record, now totaling 557,722 incidents. 6,232 have now died from the coronavirus, 18 more than yesterday. The positive test rate was 13.2%. 58 more persons had to be hospitalized, and the Wisconsin Hospitals Association reports 388 persons being treated, three more than yesterday. 107 of those are in ICU beds, and 394 persons are on ventilators. 35 patients are being treated pending their test results.
For the second consecutive week, Thursday’s County Facility-Wide Investigations report showed ten fewer activities than the previous week – 24 in all. 5 of those are long-term care investigations, 1 is a group housing facility, 8 are non-healthcare workplaces, and 10 are educational facilities.
The Skilled Nursing Long-term Care Facilities with Active Investigations that were identified are:
- Meadowview
- Morningside
- Pine Haven-Haven Drive Campus
- Rocky Knoll Health Care Center
The Education Settings with Active Investigations that were identified are:
- Howards Grove High
- Lake Country Academy
- Lincoln Erdman Elementary
- Plymouth High
- Sheboygan Falls Elementary
- Sheboygan Falls Middle
- Sheboygan Falls High
- Sheboygan North High
- Sheboygan South High
- Wilson Elementary
The County DPH addressed the issue of the need for quarantine when vaccinations are involved. The CDC recommends a full 14-day quarantine after the time of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 for anyone who doesn’t meet the following three criteria:
○ Are fully vaccinated (i.e., ≥2 weeks following receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose
series, or ≥2 weeks following receipt of one dose of a single-dose vaccine)
○ Are within 3 months following receipt of the last dose in the series
○ Have remained asymptomatic since the current COVID-19 exposure
Anyone else should follow the 14-day quarantine. (This suggests that at this time, vaccinations are considered effective for three months, and maybe longer, however there isn’t data to make that decision at this time)
