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Winnebago County Public Health Department
COVID-19 SITUATION UPDATE
October 1, 2020, 3:30 p.m.
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NEW HOURS FOR THE REGIONAL TESTING SITE AT SUNNYVIEW EXPO CENTER
MONDAY-FRIDAY: 10AM-6PM / SATURDAY: 8AM-4PM / SUNDAY: CLOSED
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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, 10/1/20)
Released 10/1/20
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†Group housing facilities include correctional facilities, homeless shelters, dormitories and group homes
**Each test result is manually processed by the Winnebago County Health Department. Processing positive cases is our first priority to ensure quick notification and investigation to help prevent spread of COVID-19. Recent negative test results may not have been processed yet. This will not affect our weekly report on percent positivity. Any unprocessed negative results will be accounted for in our weekly data summary that reports the average percent positivity across a two week period.
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Wisconsin (As of 8am, 9/30/20)
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Positive: 122,274 (+2,319 from 9/29)
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Negative: 1,423,247 (+9,473)
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Ever Hospitalized: 7,300 (6%) (+91)
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Deaths: 1,327 (+27)
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Active Cases: 21,004 (17%)
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Recovered Cases: 99,925 (82%)
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Total Hospital Bed Utilization: 82%
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Badger Bounce Back Dashboard: Emergency department visits, percent positive cases
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Wisconsin Summary Data: Lab capacity, cases by gender, race and ethnicity
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Activity Level for Disease Spread by Region & County based on case rate per 100,000 residents and percent change in cases (updated every Wednesday by 2 p.m.)
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Oshkosh-Neenah is now listed by the NY Times as the #1 worst outbreak area in the nation. Appleton and Green Bay are in the top 5. We have uncontrolled spread that is threatening all aspects of community life. Reliance on voluntary compliance to slow the spread of disease has, to date, failed.
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Stay at Home. There are thousands of people currently infected with COVID-19 in Winnebago County and thousands more that have been exposed and may develop disease. Many do not know they are infected and others are knowingly breaking isolation and quarantine. Assume that every public place you are in has a risk of exposure to you. Wear a mask and keep your distance at all times in public, minimize your time in any indoor environment outside your home. Assume that household members that are active outside of the home can infect you.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations are at record levels across the state. In our region, COVID-19 hospitalizations are at the highest level to date - more than 5 times as high as they were one month ago. As of 9/30/20, Fox Valley Area hospitals had 112 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, an increase from the 81 hospitalized patients last week with 14 of those patients in the ICU. Hospitals are pushing 90% capacity. Without a change in community behavior hospitals will be overwhelmed in the next several weeks or less.
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The extraordinarily high rates of cases have caused school closings, business closings and are challenging available hospital capacity. We need everyone to stay home when ill, mask, and physically distance.
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The number of new cases continues to accelerate upwards and has exceeded the ability of testing and case investigation to control the spread of illness. The number of cases in the first week of this 2-week timeframe was 801 and for this most recent week is 965. We had almost twice as many confirmed cases reported in just one month (2,405 cases in Sept) than we had across 6 months (1,354 cases in Mar-Aug).
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The confirmed case rate over the past 2 weeks for our jurisdiction is 1143.9 cases per 100,000, a 53% increase from the 748.8 per 100,000 reported last week, and the highest biweekly case rate for our jurisdiction to date. The doubling time for our cases is 15 days. For all of Winnebago County, the case rate over the past 2 weeks is 1161.0, and for the Fox Valley HERC region it is 1035.6*, putting both at a very high burden level.
- Individuals aged 18-24 had the highest confirmed case rate of 2,538 per 100,000 over the past 2 weeks. This means over 2.5% of the total estimated 18- to 24-year-old population tested positive, and this is likely a significant underestimate of the true percent of this age group currently infected. Well over 5% of this population has confirmed positive to date and true rate of infection is likely multiple times higher.
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Testing percent positivity is at 14.9% for the past 2 weeks, which is up from 13.7% last week and trending farther away from our goal of remaining below 5% positivity. The regional COVID-19 testing site at Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh is now running at over 750 tests per day.
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Contact tracing capacity has been overwhelmed. Our goal is to reach out to all confirmed cases within 24 hours of being reported to the health department, but due to the current surge in cases we are days behind this goal. Additionally, only the highest risk close contacts are being contacted directly by public health – we are asking confirmed cases to reach out to all other close contacts themselves.
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Older adults and people with underlying medical conditions are most at risk. If you have cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, obesity, serious heart conditions, sickle cell disease, or diabetes, you should take these warnings very seriously and take extra precautions to stay safe.
- View our full data summaries for more information and graphs.
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What's New
(Updated Tuesdays & Thursdays)
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched new data on the impact of COVID-19 in our state. In tandem, DHS also released guidance on mitigation strategies for communities. View the news release.
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The Disease Activity dashboard tracks changes in confirmed case numbers and trends. Metrics including daily number of emergency department visits for people with COVID-like and influenza-like symptoms better inform the activity level by region or county.
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The Hospital Capacity dashboard shows how the virus is impacting regional health care systems. Measures include usage of hospital beds, ICU beds, ventilators, and trajectory of hospitalizations.
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Percent Positive Graphs: 7-day trends of percent positive COVID-19 cases by test and in comparison to the rate by person
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Cases by School-Age Children: Dashboard that breaks down confirmed COVID-19 cases among children under age 3, 4 – 8 years old, 9 – 13 years old, and 14 – 17 years old.
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Slowing the Spread of COVID-19: Mitigation Strategies for Wisconsin Communities (tied to the data metrics of disease activity and hospital capacity)
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Updates to the Winnebago County Health Department's COVID-19 Dashboard
- Graphs default to show the past 30 days. Choose a different range of time by clicking on the arrow on the left side of the dashboard.
- The municipal map now shows the number of active cases, active case rate and cumulative cases.
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Resources for Assistance in Wisconsin - Everyone needs help at some point, and COVID-19 has impacted all of us in one way or another. With the pandemic, a lot more people are in need of support. Use this list of resources to find help with income, health care, food, housing, mental health and more.
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CONTACT 211 FOR NON-MEDICAL QUESTIONS: TEXT COVID19 TO 211-211 / CALL 211
Utility, Food & Housing Assistance, Elder Care, Crisis Intervention, Alcohol & Drug Recovery and Much More
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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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