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Winnebago County Public Health Department
COVID-19 SITUATION UPDATE
February 26, 2021, 11:00 a.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, 2/26/21)
Positive: 14,122 (+11 from 2/25)
Probable**: 2,495 (+5)
Negative: 76,337 (+211 from 2/25)
Daily average of positive/probable cases over past 7 days: 16/5
Total COVID-19 Deaths: 181 (+0 from 2/25)
Updated 2/25/21
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Wisconsin (As of 8am, 2/25/21)
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Positive: 562,151 (+840 from 2/24)
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Negative: 2,615,445 (+12,337)
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Ever Hospitalized: 25,954 (4.6%) (+61)
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Deaths: 6,394 (+52)
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Active Cases: 8,430 (1.5%)
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Recovered Cases: 547,168 (97.4%)
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Total Hospital Bed Utilization: 81%
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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: 1,340,694 vaccines administered as of 2/25/21
- Includes 443,026 second doses
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Winnebago County: 40,816 vaccine doses administered as of 2/26/21 at 8:30 a.m.
- Includes 14,333 second doses
- 61.2% of residents 65-74 have received at least 1 dose
- 69.0% of residents 75+ have received at least 1 dose
- 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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Know your status. Anyone with symptoms or a suspected exposure to COVID-19 should be tested to help prevent the spread of disease. Case rates may be improving but they are still high. Any respiratory illness should be a suspected COVID-19 case. Most PCR results are returned within 24-36 hours. Wait times are short! Antigen testing is available at the UWO Culver Welcome Center with antigen results available in about 20 minutes. The Culver Center also provides PCR confirmation testing. If you have been tested, stay home until you receive your test results and follow the guidance provided.
- School and club sports activities are causing significant spread of COVID-19. Keep apart, wear masks and do not host or participate in team social gathering events. The reopening of schools is being threatened by unsafe COVID-19 behaviors in non-classroom related youth activities. In recent weeks children under 18 have become the age group with the highest confirmed COVID-19 case rates.
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Starting March 1st, education staff and staff in licensed child care settings will be added to the eligible population for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. If you work in education or licensed child care settings, please connect with your employer regarding the vaccination plans for their employees.
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As of February 24, at least 36,749 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to Winnebago County residents that fall within Phase 1a of the state's vaccination plan or are 65 years or older, and 1,216,079 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Wisconsin residents.
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It will take many weeks to fully vaccinate all the population currently eligible; please be patient and see our website for updates and vaccine clinic locations. Being eligible does not mean vaccine is available right now.
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If you are eligible for a Phase 1a vaccination and have not been offered the vaccine, please check with your employer on their vaccination plan. If you are in Phase 1a and are not affiliated with a vaccine provider, please complete this form to be matched with a vaccinator.
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While it is very exciting that vaccine is arriving, it may take months before we have enough people vaccinated to reach an adequate level of community immunity. We have to be careful as case rates remain high and new contagious variants are circulating. Continue to stay home, wear a mask, socially distance and practice good hand hygiene to help avoid another surge in virus activity. Please see these tips for when you do get vaccinated.
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Our confirmed + probable case burden remains high. The confirmed + probable case rate over the past 2 weeks for our jurisdiction is 188.0 cases per 100,000 people, a decrease from 214.6 cases per 100,000 reported last week. The number of cases (confirmed/probable) in the first week of this 2-week timeframe was 102/50 and for this most recent week is 89/48. Individuals under 18 had the highest confirmed case rates of 216.6 per 100,000. Rates are lowest in those 50-59 (65.7 per 100,000).
- There are currently 17 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the Fox Valley.
- There has been a total of 181 confirmed COVID-19 deaths among confirmed and probable cases.
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Over this past week, 2.6% of PCR tests in Wisconsin were positive and 2.6% of PCR tests across all of Winnebago County were positive. Many people with symptoms are only receiving antigen tests, which are excluded from our percent positivity calculation and likely leads to artificially lower percentages.
- Over the past two weeks, a daily average of 499 PCR tests were conducted among residents within the Winnebago County Health Department jurisdiction.
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We continue to ask for the community's help with notification of close contacts. Early notification and quarantine of exposed individuals is an important tool in limiting spread of COVID-19. View our website for updated testing information. WI Department of Health Services also encourages residents to download the WI Exposure Notification app to assist in notifying contacts of people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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What's New
(Updated Tuesdays & Thursdays)
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Second dose clinics at Sunnyview Expo Center are still happening this week. Please attend your appointment as scheduled. Your second dose appointment will be the same day of the week and same time as your first dose. If you are receiving your second dose at Sunnyview Expo Center, view appointment reminders here.
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On February 25, DHS confirmed the groups, which were initially announced in January, will be eligible for vaccine beginning March 1. While these groups are eligible on March 1, educators and state-licensed child care providers should anticipate receiving vaccine in March and early April, and the remaining groups can plan to be vaccinated in April and May. These groups include in priority order:
- education and child care staff
- individuals enrolled in Medicaid long-term care programs
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some public-facing essential workers
- non-frontline essential health care personnel
- facility staff and residents in congregate living settings
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New and updated COVID-19 videos are now available in American Sign Language (ASL) on CDC’s YouTube channel. The videos cover topics like masks, hand washing, planning outings and visits, and back-to-school planning. Watch the videos here: https://bit.ly/2UwOFda.
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Wisconsin students who are enrolled at least half time in an institution of higher learning and meet certain criteria can now participate in FoodShare and receive assistance to purchase groceries during the pandemic. The provision loosening federal restrictions on these students was included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress and signed into law in December 2020.The duration of these provisions is determined by the length of the federal public health emergency. View the entire news release.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of community preparedness and high quality care for Wisconsin residents of all ages. Governor Evers’ budget invests in public health and long-term care systems.
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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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With many events canceled or postponed, be sure to check your local resources for the latest schedule and closure updates.
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Complete this form to receive COVID-19 Situation Updates from the Winnebago County Health Department.
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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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