COVID-19 outnumbers accidents as the third leading cause of death in Wisconsin

Wisconsin (WEAU, WBAY)-The Eau Claire County Health Department reported 29 positive COVID tests on Tuesday, December 8, for a total of 8,207. The average 7-day positive rate is 26.8 percent. The health department estimates that 885 cases are active. A total of 257 Eau Claire County community members were hospitalized with COVID-19.

Two more COVID deaths have been reported in Chippewa County, for a total of 57. Public health added 31 new cases, bringing the county to a total of 5,249.

The Trempealeau County Health Department will add 20 new cases on Tuesday, December 8th. This brings the total number of cases in the county to 2,627. The health department lists 420 as active.

In La Crosse County, 127 new cases occurred on Tuesday, December 8, for a total of 8,833 cases. A total of 42 deaths have also been reported in the county.

Another death in Dunn County brought the death toll to 16. Another 24 incidents on Tuesday brought the county to 3,012.

Barron County Public Health adds 16 new cases totaling 3,870. Of these, 641 is considered active.

One person died in COVID-19 in Rusk County, bringing the county to 10 deaths. The county reported 14 new cases, with a total of 972 active.

Jackson County Public Health will report 22 new COVID cases on Tuesday. The county has a total of 1,994 cases and 10 current hospitalizations.

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State-wide statistics

At the same time, the United States reached a record 2,200 COVID-19 deaths in one day, and the disease passed through everything but heart disease and cancer as the leading cause of death in Wisconsin.

Governor Tony Evers reported in a health briefing Tuesday afternoon that 3,806 people had died of the coronavirus since the first two deaths were reported by the state on March 19.

The· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention In 2018, 3,786 people were reported dead in all types of accidents, including vehicles and homes. This is the latest ranked data available.

Deaths were reported in 28 counties, of which 13 reported multiple deaths: Calmet, Chipewa (2), Dane (3), Dodge, Douglas, Dan, Fond du Lac (3), Grant (2). ), Green Lake, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha (3), Lacrosse (2), Marathon, Milwaukee (12), Outagamie (2), Ozaukee (3), Pepin, Pork, Racine (4), Rock, Rusk, Shawano (2), Trumpello, Walworth, Washington (3), Warkisha (14), Winnebago. Death counts have been revised in Adams and Wood counties.

Despite nearly 70 reported deaths, the record 107 deaths on December 1 are no longer counted in the 7-day average, so the 7-day average is 61-55 per day. Decreased to people. However, the mortality rate rose to 0.91% again. This is a number that has not been seen since late October.

The Wisconsin Department of Health reported that 9,591 tests were obtained in the last 24 hours, of which 4,114 were positive (almost 43% (42.89%)). The remaining 5,477 tests were negative.

Health Minister Andrea Palm said the positive rate indicates that people being tested for coronavirus are not enough. “The average number of tests per day is about 29,500. Two weeks ago, that average was over 39,000,” she said. According to Palm, the health sector does not know why few people are seeking testing, especially if the infection rate in the community remains very high.

New cases of coronavirus were identified in 71 counties.

To date, 418,446 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for coronavirus since the first case on February 5, which exceeds 7% (7.19%) of the state’s population. An additional 2.2 million (2,207,950) were negative. This is 45% (45.11%) of the state’s population.

According to the DHS, more than 350,000 (356,752) people diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus have recovered since February. In other words, 30 days have passed since the diagnosis or it was medically cleared. 57,813 people are considered active cases, accounting for 13.8% of all cases diagnosed so far.

New state guidelines for quarantine came into force on Monday, and people in close contact with people with COVID-19 should only be quarantined for 10 days if they have no symptoms. If you are tested within 48 hours of completing the quarantine and get a negative test result, you can reduce it to 7 days. Previously, you were required to be quarantined for 14 days from the onset of positive tests or symptoms. The DHS wants people to be more likely to comply with quarantine if the quarantine period is short. People still need to monitor their symptoms for 14 days and isolate them immediately if they do.

Hospitalization

Hospitalization has made a big leap. Since Monday, 214 COVID-19 patients have been hospitalized, with less than 100 hospitalizations in two days since the record 277 on December 1.

Since the first patient in Madison, a total of 18,500 people have been hospitalized with severe symptoms of COVID-19. It seems to be stagnant in 4.4% of all cases of coronavirus.

On Monday, the latest numbers are Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA), find 1,566 COVID-19 patients being treated in the hospital. This includes 326 people in the intensive care unit. Thirteen hospitals in the Fox Valley area had 100 COVID-19 patients, 17 in the intensive care unit. There are 116 hospitals in 10 hospitals in the northeastern region, and 25 hospitals in the intensive care unit.

Daily changes in hospitalizations take into account deaths and discharges.

There were six patients at an alternative medicine facility at a state trade fair on Tuesday. Field hospitals aim to free beds by taking patients who are about to be discharged but are not ready, such as outpatients who need oxygen.

Hospital preparation

On Monday, WHA reported that 232 of the state’s 1,466 ICU beds were open (15.8%). A total of 1,902 ICUs, intermediate care, medical surgery, and negative flow isolation beds are available in 134 state hospitals (17.0%). These beds are for all patients, not just COVID-19, and the ability to fill the beds depends on whether the hospital has the necessary medical and support staff.

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