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Winnebago County Public Health Department
COVID-19 SITUATION UPDATE
December 11, 2020, 11:30 a.m.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT COVID-19 HOTLINE: 920-232-3026 (M-F 8:15am-4:15pm) |
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COVID-19 Lab Confirmed Cases |
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Winnebago County* (As of 8am, 12/11/20)
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† Group housing facilities include city and county jails, homeless shelters, dormitories and group homes. As of October 3, 2020, confirmed cases among those living in Wisconsin Department of Corrections facilities, which includes the Oshkosh Correctional Institute, are no longer included in WCHD data reports.
** Reasons a person could be counted as a probable case include: a positive antigen test, positive antibody test, or diagnosis due to symptoms and known exposure to COVID-19.
‡ Deaths reported in our daily Situation Updates and on our dashboard do not reflect the date of death. All confirmed deaths are verified through a review process that may take many days to validate. Please see our weekly data summaries to view deaths by week of occurrence.
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Wisconsin (As of 8am, 12/10/20)
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Positive: 426,099 (+4,034 from 12/9)
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Negative: 2,224,578 (+8,521)
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Ever Hospitalized: 18,875 (4.4%) (+160)
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Deaths: 3,944 (+57)
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Active Cases: 52,259 (12%)
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Recovered Cases: 369,821 (87%)
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Total Hospital Bed Utilization: 84%
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Wisconsin Summary Data: Percent positive, demographics, etc.
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Disease Activity by Region & County: Case rate per 100,000 residents and percent change in cases (updated every Wednesday by 2 p.m.)
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- A small amount of vaccine is expected to arrive later this month and will be prioritized for health care workers and residents in long term care facilities. Stay strong with prevention efforts, such as proper masking, physical distancing and limiting interactions with people outside your household.
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Stay at home. If you are over 65 or have significant health conditions, avoid indoor public spaces where anyone is unmasked due to the immediate risk to your health. Whenever possible, have your groceries and medications delivered. If you develop any symptoms, get tested immediately as the majority of therapeutics work best early in infection. If you are under 40, it is possible you may be infectious to others when you do not have symptoms or your symptoms are mild. Avoid gathering with anyone outside your home, especially those at increased risk for severe disease, and get tested after a known or potential exposure to the virus or if you have any symptoms, even if they are mild.
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We are seeing a decrease in cases across the past 2 weeks in part due to the lack of community testing available over the holiday weekend. Overall testing numbers are also decreasing. Our burden still remains very high. Please continue to look at the weekly trends to best assess current case activity. With the increase in antigen testing, it is important to look at the total confirmed plus probable case numbers to understand the current burden. Positive antigen results are considered a probable case.
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Safely support local businesses. Use local curbside pickup and delivery to help support local service industries. When you seek goods and services, support businesses that engage in precautionary measures to keep our communities safe. If a business is not following safe practices, consider speaking with management or reporting your concern to the health department through this form.
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Deaths continue to rise. Over half (54%) of the 116 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in our jurisdiction have occurred in the past 6 weeks.
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The ability for hospitals to care for all patients is strained as COVID-19 hospitalizations remain dangerously high and healthcare facilities experience staffing shortage. As of 12/9/20, Fox Valley area hospitals had 89 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, a decrease from the 100 patients last week. The Wisconsin State Fair Park Alternate Care Facility currently has 8 patients.
- The confirmed + probable case rate over the past 2 weeks for our jurisdiction is 808.5 cases per 100,000 people, a decrease from the 958.7 cases per 100,000 last week.
- The number of cases (confirmed/probable) in the first week of this 2-week timeframe was 399/162 and for this most recent week is 464/218. Cases are distributed throughout all jurisdictions and adult age groups. Individuals aged 30-39 had the highest confirmed case rate of 804.2 per 100,000 over the past 2 weeks. Rates are lowest in those under 18 (323.3 per 100,000).
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Testing percent positivity of only positive PCR tests is at 10.6% for the past 2 weeks, which is still far from our goal of remaining below 5% positivity. Many people with symptoms are only receiving antigen tests, which are excluded from our percent positivity calculation, leading to artificially lower percentages. Over the past two weeks, an average of 590 PCR tests were conducted each day. The regional COVID-19 testing site at Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh has averaged 280 PCR tests per day over the past 2 weeks. If you have been tested, please stay home until you receive your test results and follow the guidance provided.
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Contact tracing capacity remains limited due to capacity. We are able to reach out to all people who tested positive within 24-48 hours of being reported to the health department. As we continue to expand our contact tracing efforts, we ask for the community's help. If you have tested positive, please notify your close contacts to quarantine and get tested. View our website for updated quarantine guidance and testing information.
- View our full data summaries for more information and graphs
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What's New
(Updated Tuesdays & Thursdays)
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Starting Friday, December 11, the COVID-19 Regional Testing Site at Sunnyview Expo Center will be open Tuesday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The testing site will be closed Saturday-Monday. For a list of testing locations in our area, visit our website.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched an online dashboard that displays findings from the wastewater surveillance program of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19 and is found in the feces of infected people. Over time, wastewater data can show whether levels of SARS-CoV-2 are rising within a sewershed. This change can be observed as early as a week before we see any rise in cases from clinical testing. The dashboard indicates that the SARS-CoV-2 concentration is increasing and the case trajectory is growing within the the Oshkosh Wastewater Treatment Plant. Read more about the new dashboard.
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The CDC and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) recently released new quarantine options for close contacts not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. The Winnebago County Health Department continues to recommend a 14 day quarantine as the gold standard. However, if someone is a close contact and is not experiencing symptoms, they could consider a shorter option for quarantine with continued symptom monitoring for the full 14 days. This guidance does not apply to people confirmed to be COVID-19 positive themselves, and it may not be appropriate in all settings including those that are considered high-risk settings. Visit our website to learn more about the new quarantine options.
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CONTACT 211 FOR NON-MEDICAL QUESTIONS: TEXT COVID19 TO 211-211 / CALL 211
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How to Protect Yourself from COVID-19
- Wear a mask.
- Stay at least 6 feet apart from people you do not live with.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially before eating and after going to the bathroom, blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.
- If you do not have soap and water, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Do not attend gatherings with people you do not live with.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Cough or sneeze into an elbow if no tissue is available. Wash your hands.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household disinfectant cleaning spray or wipe.
- Additional guidance from the CDC
Additional Resources
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Local Healthcare Providers:
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With many events canceled or postponed, be sure to check your local resources for the latest schedule and closure updates.
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Winnebago County Health Department
920-232-3000
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