In Wisconsin, Trumpy Sawyer County has been on fire with the virus for the past three months

    

After a sharp drop, the number of new Covid cases in Sawyer County has increase 50% in the past two weeks.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

57% of Sawyer County residents are fully vaccinated compared with 61% statewide.

New York Times

Sawyer County set a record for highest 7-day average of new Covid cases on November 11, 2021.  Its current 7-day is the same as it was a year ago.

New York Times

Madison.com, 12/17/2021

Hayward Area Memorial Hospital, about 110 miles northwest of Medford, is experiencing similar strain. Emergency room visits are up 47% this year, and inpatient volume last month was 59% higher than November 2020, said CEO Luke Beirl. 

He is struggling to fill 60 job openings, many in direct patient care. “We thought last year was challenging,” Beirl said. “It’s nothing compared to this year.”

 

Original 11/9/2021 post starts here

Number of new cases is up 50% from previous week.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services

The percentage of county residents fully vaccinated is 5 percentage points below the state average of 59%.  (26.7% of residents are 65 and older.)

New York Times

Sawyer County is no. 3 (of 72) on the Wisconsin Hot Spots hit parade.

Screenshot from Sawyer County Public Health Covid homepage.

 

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