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Winnebago County Public Health Department
COVID-19 SITUATION UPDATE
May 18, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT COVID-19 HOTLINE: 920-232-3026 (M-F 8:15am-4:15pm)
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Winnebago County* (As of 8am, 5/18/21)
Positive: 15,107 (+10 from 5/17)
Probable**: 2,843 (+0)
Negative: 87,568 (+88 from 5/17)
Daily average of positive/probable cases over past 7 days: 6/2
Total COVID-19 Deaths: 190 (+0 from 5/17)
Updated 5/13/21
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Wisconsin (As of 8am, 5/17/21)
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Positive: 606,274 (+116 from 5/16)
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Negative: 2,907,785 (+2,229)
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Ever Hospitalized: 30,250 (5.0%) (+27)
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Deaths: 6,958 (+0)
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Active Cases: 6,820 (1.1%)
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Recovered Cases: 592,230 (97.7%)
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Total Hospital Bed Utilization: 81.9%
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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 5 p.m.)
Vaccine Data
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Wisconsin: 4,775,055 vaccine doses administered to Wisconsin residents as of 5/17/21
- 2,297,163 residents have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series
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Winnebago County: 132,748 vaccine doses administered to Winnebago County residents as of 5/18/21
- 64,811 residents have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series
- Additional state vaccination data
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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 several days to validate. Please see our weekly data summaries to view deaths by week of occurrence.
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What's New
(Updated Tuesdays & Thursdays)
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Winnebago County COVID-19 Recommendations: In response to the updated CDC guidance for vaccinated individuals, the Winnebago County Health Department issues the following recommendations to serve as guidelines to control the transmission of the virus throughout our communities.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services created a new Office of Health Equity to coordinate existing and new efforts on equity and inclusion. Structural racism contributes directly to unequal access to wealth, housing, food and health care. The COVID-19 pandemic has acted like an x-ray, revealing the tremendous disparities that exist in people’s ability to be healthy and get the care they need. The new office will conduct research and policy analysis to address the social determinants, or root causes, of health. This includes, but is not limited to, access to housing, stable income, and health care.
- On May 13, the CDC released updated guidance that fully vaccinated people can resume activities they did before the pandemic, including participating in indoor and outdoor activities – large and small – without wearing a mask or physically distancing. Fully vaccinated people can also refrain from testing following a known exposure unless they are residents or employees of a correctional or detention facility or a homeless shelter. A person is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if it has been two or more weeks since they got the second dose in a two-dose series (such as Pfizer or Moderna), or one dose of a single-dose vaccine (such as Johnson & Johnson). This updated guidance solidifies our confidence in COVID-19 vaccines and reflects the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing the spread of disease.
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The full press release is available here.
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Winnebago County Health Department will be offering free walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics at Sunnyview Expo Center (500 E County Road Y, Oshkosh, WI). Appointments are NOT required.
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Wednesday, May 19th from 8am-3:45pm. Vaccination is open to all individuals aged 18 and older. The clinic will be administering the Moderna vaccine, which is a 2-dose vaccination.
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Every Wednesday in May from 1pm-6pm. Vaccination is open to all individuals aged 18 and older. The clinic will be administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is a 1-dose vaccination (subject to vaccine availability).
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For more information on COVID-19 vaccination and additional vaccination locations, please visit www.wcvaccine.org.
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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
- Get a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available to you.
- Wear a mask.
- Stay at least 6 feet from others who don’t live with you.
- Avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces.
- Clean your hands often, either with soap and water for 20 seconds or a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces daily.
- Additional guidance from the CDC
What can I do now that I am fully vaccinated?
- You can gather indoors with fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask.
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You can gather indoors with unvaccinated people from one other household (for example, visiting with relatives who all live together) without masks, unless any of those people or anyone they live with has an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
- If you’ve been around someone who has COVID-19, you do not need to stay away from others or get tested unless you have symptoms.
- Additional guidance from the CDC
Additional Resources
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Local Healthcare Providers:
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Please distribute widely. The format may be altered when forwarded in an email. Find a shareable link here.
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Winnebago County Health Department
920-232-3000
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