The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County has been increasing each day so far this week. Beginning with 412 on Monday, 470 active cases were noted in Thursday’s semi-weekly update from the County Division of Public Health. That’s the most since 514 were recorded on January 29th. 40 new cases were confirmed through positive test results since Wednesday balanced against 18 recoveries for the 22 case gain in active cases, and 15,210 cases in all have been recorded during the pandemic in Sheboygan County. In the last day, 17% of tests were positive. That compares with a 7-day average of 11.98%, and there’s a 7-day case average of 180.34 cases per 100,000 persons. Sheboygan County is currently experiencing a “high” level of transmission. Given that fact, the Sheboygan County DPH and the federal Centers for Disease Control recommend that all individuals, regardless of vaccinations status, wear masks while indoors or when physical distancing cannot be maintained.
Facility-wide investigations are now underway numerous locations throughout Sheboygan County.
The County Division of Public Health initiates an investigation in a skilled nursing facility if there is one or more case of COVID-19 within the facility among either a resident or employee. Those skilled long-term care facilities currently under scrutiny include:
Countryside
Meadowview
Morningside
Pine Haven – Giddings Avenue, Sheboygan Falls
Rocky Knoll
Sheboygan Health Services
Active investigations at educational facilities are opened if there are two or more epidemic-linked cases of COVID-19 within a school, be that a student, staff or faculty, and those currently include:
Bethlehem Lutheran School
Farnsworth Middle School
Jackson Elementary School
Longfellow Elementary School
Sheboygan North High School
Wilson Elementary School
Those wishing to be tested for COVID-19 can take advantage of drive-thru community testing events conducted by the Wisconsin National Guard in the parking lot of the Aging and Disability Resource Center at 650 Forest Avenue in Sheboygan Falls. These will be conducted on Wednesdays between 10 AM and 6 PM on September 22nd and 29th. Testing is free, and no appointment is needed, however pre-registration is recommended ahead of time at register.covidconnect.wi.gov.
