SHAWANO, WI – Coronavirus has impacted the younger residents in Shawano County more than the older residents.
The Shawano-Menominee County Health Department released details about the 73 positive COVID-19 cases in the county as of June 25.
44 of the 73 positive cases come from those who are under the age of 50. Those older than 50 make up 28 of the postive cases. According to the health department, 21 of the postive cases are under the age of 30 and only 5 come from residents 70 or older. 7 cases fall under the age of 20, 14 cases between the ages of 20-29 and 14 between the ages of 30-39.
9 cases come from those in their 40’s, 13 from those in the 50’s and 10 from those in their 60’s.
The number of postive cases in the county continue to grow. The Health Department reported postive cases in two week increments and in the last six weeks, 54 positive cases were reported. 17 positive cases were reported in the first 8 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic beginning March 8.
To date, Shawano County has 77 positive cases and Menominee County has 8. Shawano County has 4,246 total tested and 1,345 were tested in Menominee County.
No deaths have been reported in either Shawano County or Menominee County.
As of Tuesday, there were 494 pending cases in Shawano County and 67 in Menominee County.
Shawano County has one long-term care facility investigation that is active and had three total. Shawano County had investigations at 5 locations since the start of the pandemic.
“Data will tell us when it is safer to have community events and gatherings. As of right now, it is not recommended to have community events and gatherings. Please consider the health of yourselves and the community as you consider whether
you will hold or attend community events and gatherings,” said Shawano-Menominee County Health Officer Vicki Dantoin.
“From where we sit in public health, now is a more important time than ever to work hard to protect our counties. COVID-19 has not gone away and remains very contagious. People are still at risk of infection and death from COVID-19. Since we must learn to co-exist with COVID-19 for a while, we need more information to help us make decisions. The more information we have available, the easier it will be to make decisions for our activities and our community.”
The Health Department released a list of risks and recommendations to keep in mind.
https://www.co.shawano.wi.us/departments/page_e4ac893f4fcf/?department=5c6edb95d748&subdepartment=5da3aabb05e8
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