Wisconsin Covid cases: the continuing chapters (9/20/2021 update)

 

Rusk County, Wisconsin's 3rd least vaccinated, is the state's current hottest spot

New York Times

Tuesday-Monday, September 14-20.  

Total tests (positive and negative): 88,165

One-week increase of 19,135 positive (21%)

Total positive Covid-19 cases:  700,759

Counties with largest numerical gains = 43 of 72

•   3 with 1000 or more new cases
•   5 with 500-999 
• 12 with 300-499
• 23 with 100-299

The 43

• Milwaukee (2,955)
  
• Dane (1,233)
• Waukesha (1,100)

• Brown (770)
• Winnebago (750)
• Racine (599)
• Washington (575)
• Marathon (525)

• Outagamie (482)
• La Crosse (423)
• Kenosha (419)
• Eau Claire (418)
• Wood (412)
• Fond du Lac (400)
• St. Croix (362)
• Dodge (340)
• Rock (333)
• Barron (332)
• Columbia (328)
• Chippewa (322)

• Sauk (272)
• Sheboygan (268)
• Ozaukee (263)
• Jefferson (239)
• Polk (236)
• Waupaca (229)
• Grant (228)
• Walworth (221)
• Portage (213)
• Manitowoc (204)
• Dunn (182)
• Trempealeau (174)
• Oconto (161)
• Monroe (154)
• Oneida (145)
• Calumet (144)
• Rusk (139)
• Marinette (138)
• Pierce (136)
• Shawano (127)
• Juneau (117)
• Langlade (102)
• Lincoln (101)

70 of 72 counties, all but Bayfield and Florence, report an increase in new Covid cases during the past week, compared to 26 of 72 the previous week.

  

WI Department of Health Services

Wisconsin's 7-day average of new Covid cases is as high as it's been since Janaury 13, 2021.

New York Times

Original 9/18/2021 (preview) post starts here

38 of Wisconsin's 72 counties are at extremely high risk of Covid spread.

New York Times

Wisconisn Department of Health Services

Counties that have reported 100 or more new cases September 14-17:

1. Milwaukee (1671)
2. Waukesha (851)
3. Dane (771)
4. Brown (598)
5. Winnebago (458)
6. Racine (444)
7. Outagamie (362)
8. Marathon (328)
9. Washington (315)
10. Fond du Lac (301)
11. La Crosse (287)
12. Kenosha (285)
13. Wood (256)
14. Eau Claire (240)
15. Rock (226)
16. St. Croix (216)
17. Sheboygan (197)
18. Chippewa (196)
19. Barron (189)
20. Dodge (188)
21. Walworth (188)
22. Columbia (177)
23. Jefferson (170)
24. Sauk (170)
25. Grant (140)
26. Portage (134)
27. Ozaukee (131)
28. Polk (125)
29. Waupaca (125)
30. Oconto (116)
31. Dunn (107)
32. Shawano (106)

Rusk County, the state's 3rd least vaccinated, is currently Wisconsin's hottest spot.

New York Times

Rusk County (with 36.9% of residents with at least one dose) is 3rd behind Taylor County (31.4%) and Clark County (32.7%).   All 3 are well below the state average of 56%.  They are also the Trumpiest counties in the state.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services