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Winnebago County Public Health Department
COVID-19 SITUATION UPDATE
July 2, 2020, 10:00 a.m.
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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, 7/2/20)
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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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Wisconsin
(As of 8am, 7/1/20)
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Key Data Summary Updates for Wisconsin (As of 8am, 7/1/20)
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- Active Cases: 5,320 (18%)
- Recovered cases: 23,089 (79%)
- Percent of confirmed cases by race: American Indian (1%), Asian or Pacific Islander (4%), Black (18%), White (56%), Multiple or other races (12%), Unknown (10%)
- Percent of confirmed cases by ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino (31%), Not Hispanic or Latino (58%), Unknown (11%)
- Emergency Department visits:
- Influenza like illness: 44 visits on 6/29, compared to previous 3-day average of 46
- COVID-19 like illness: 140 visits on 6/29, compared to previous 3-day average of 151
- Total hospital bed utilization: 77%
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- The WI Department of Health Services (DHS) updated their travel guidance with information on travel within Wisconsin, recommendations for staying safe if you decide to travel despite recommendations to stay home, and what to do after you return from travel. WCHD has updated travel guidance as well.
- DHS urges Wisconsin residents to stay home and follow best public health practices during the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. Wisconsin has seen a recent surge in cases with half of all positive cases coming within the past five weeks. Nearly 20% of total COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin have tested positive within the past two weeks. This spike in cases is driven in part by an increase in infections among younger people, and contact tracing by some local health departments has revealed that many of these cases can be traced back to bars. DHS recommends all residents, including young individuals, take more precautions such as staying home, physical distancing, and wearing cloth face coverings whenever possible. As the weather continues to improve, DHS encourages Wisconsinites to consult guidance on how to participate in summer activities safely, which can be found on the DHS Avoid Illness webpage. Read the full news press release.
- DHS has posted guidance related to public bathrooms. This guidance identifies behaviors to lower the risk of catching or spreading the virus, provides additional recommendations for using a public restroom, and lists key strategies for maintaining bathroom facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Guidance for the general public is posted on the COVID-19 Avoid Illness page
- Guidance for facility managers is posted on the COVID-19 Community page
- The long days and warm weather naturally tend to pull us outdoors for cookouts, campouts, and fireworks displays. These occasions often bring people close together and increase the chance of spreading COVID-19, especially through people that have the virus and don't know it. Here are some alternative suggestions for getting together with people safely this summer:
- Go see a drive-in movie or find ways to recreate the experience at home.
- If you choose to attend outdoor events like fireworks displays, watch from a distance and away from other people. Wear a cloth face covering.
- Attend virtual gatherings using video chat instead of getting together in person.
- Go camping in your backyard. Set up a tent. Roll out the sleeping bags. Roast marshmallows. Enjoy the comforts of your own bathrooms.
- Read more tips in: A Summer Like No Other: How to Stay Safe and Healthy This Season
- A sport specific summer guide was released by WIAA. Every school district/program should consult with their local health department to determine risk levels.
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Q&A
Q: We get questions like the following:
- "My friend said she was diagnosed with COVID-19, but they didn't run a test. Is she telling the truth?"
- "I was a close contact to a lab confirmed positive case of COVID-19, I got sick and was tested, but the result was negative. My doctor said she feels that I do have COVID-19 and told me to isolate at home just as if my test was positive. How can my doctor do that? Isn't that inflating the positive counts of COVID-19?"
A: COVID-19 infections can most often be categorized as:
- Lab confirmed positive case: This is the most clean cut way to diagnose COVID-19. The person has a positive test for COVID-19. WCHD is not currently reporting anything other than lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our numbers.
- Probable case: an illness meeting the clinical criteria AND epidemiologic evidence without a confirmed lab test.
- Clinical criteria: symptoms such as fever or chills, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, loss of sense of smell or taste, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, severe respiratory illness.
- Epidemiologic evidence: any one of the following exposures in the 14 days before onset of symptoms:
- Close contact with a confirmed OR probable case of COVID-19 disease;
- Member of a cluster of illnesses where at least one lab confirmed case has been diagnosed;
- Travel to or resides in an area with sustained, ongoing community transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
- So it is possible for someone to be diagnosed with COVID-19 without having a test done or even having a negative test. However, the ONLY COVID-19 infections that are currently reported and get added to the confirmed positive case count numbers are the lab confirmed positive cases, so there is no concern that the other cases inflate the number of confirmed positive cases. For more information about how public health and healthcare providers classify COVID-19 infections please see the DHS website.
Q: What recommendations are provided for transportation of sports teams to competitions? Does this differ from DPI recommendations for school transportation?
A: The
WIAA guidance
recommends that teams only travel to competitions outside of their local community when the level of disease transmission is low. The guidance encourages the use of individual transportation, where possible, or suggests using multiple buses to ensure physical distancing can be maintained. This is in alignment with the
DPI guidance for school transportation
, which notes it is important to maintain physical distancing on school buses as much as possible and provides possible strategies for doing so.
COVID-19 is still spreading across our Wisconsin communities. Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from getting sick. DHS recommends Wisconsinites
cancel or postpone all travel
, including travel within the state.
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WEAR A MASK TO PROTECT
THOSE AROUND YOU
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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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Updates from local healthcare providers:
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