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Winnebago County Public Health Department
COVID-19 SITUATION UPDATE
August 3, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
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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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HEALTH DEPARTMENT 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, 8/3/20)
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Please note: Case counts do not include patients with COVID-19 symptoms that were not tested. Those with mild symptoms are most often directed to self-monitor at home without testing.
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Each individual test 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 have not 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, 8/2/20)
- Positive: 54,924 (+922 from 8/1)
- Negative: 904,666 (+8,721 from 8/1)
- Ever Hospitalized: 4,717 (8.6%) (+36)
- Deaths: 948 (+1)
- Active Cases: 9,994 (18.2%)
- Recovered Cases: 43,964 (80.1%)
- Total Hospital Bed Utilization: 78%
- Badger Bounce Back Dashboard: Emergency department visits, percent positive cases
- Wisconsin Summary Data: Lab capacity, cases by gender, race and ethnicity
- 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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- Currently in Winnebago County the burden of confirmed COVID-19 cases is moderately high and the activity level is high.
- Case rates continue to increase in Winnebago County. Our past 2-week confirmed case rate is 97.2 cases per 100,000 population, a slight increase from 93.3 per 100,000 population reported last week.
- Over the past two weeks, individuals aged 20-29 and 40-49 have the highest confirmed case rates.
- While testing percent positivity is currently below 5%, the amount of testing remains inadequate. Not all persons with symptoms are able to get a test at this time.
- Fox Valley area hospitals have adequate capacity given the burden of disease in our community at this time. However, hospitalized COVID-19 patients have trended upward over the past two weeks. There was an increase from 15 COVID-19 adult patients hospitalized in the Fox Valley Area last week to 23 this week.
- Disease investigators report that there has been an uptick in the older population testing positive and that more people are becoming ill enough to need medical intervention.
- Increased physical distancing and mask wearing are needed now to reduce case counts and decrease community spread. Keep your social circles small and avoid crowded indoor spaces.
- View our full data summaries for more information and graphs.
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EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1: FACE COVERINGS REQUIRED IN INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES
Gov. Evers declared a Public Health Emergency and issued an Emergency Order requiring individuals over the age of 5 to wear face coverings when indoors and not in a private residence, with some exceptions as clarified and defined in the order.
The order is effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2020, and will expire on September 28, 2020 or by a subsequent superseding order.
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What's New
(Updated Tuesday & Thursday)
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- ALERT: Medicare billing scam involving test kits reported in Winnebago County - The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office reports that the scam involves individuals on Medicare receiving a package with a DNA collection swab kit and paid return envelope. When the victim sends the swab back it goes to the scammer. Once the scammer receives the information, they will excessively bill Medicare who then bills the victim as much as $10,000. Read more from NBC26.
- Gov. Tony Evers today announced that nearly 12,000 Wisconsin farmers received a total of $41.6 million through the Wisconsin Farm Support Program, a joint program between the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR). Each recipient received a $3,500 payment.
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CDC and DHS have updated their guidance on when you can be around others after you had or likely had COVID-19 to the following:
- You have been fever‐free for at least 24 hours without using medicine that reduces fevers; AND
- Your other symptoms have improved for at least 24 hours; AND
- At least 10 days have passed since you first had symptoms
If you never had symptoms, you should stay isolated for at least 10 days after you were tested.
Please note that some people who develop serious illness from COVID-19 may require a longer period of isolation before it is safe to be around others or go back to work. It's not recommended to test to see when isolation should be completed and this may extend the isolation period unnecessarily.
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YOU MAY HAVE COVID-19
WITHOUT KNOWING IT.
WEAR A MASK TO PROTECT OTHERS.
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How to Protect Yourself from COVID-19
- 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.
- 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.
- Wear a cloth face covering in public settings.
- Click here for additional guidance from the CDC
Additional Resources
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Check with your school district for free lunch and breakfast options. School district websites are linked below:
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With many summer events canceled or postponed, be sure to check your local resources for the latest schedule and closure updates.
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