Door County Public Health is urging people to get vaccinated as the number of deaths and active cases climbed during Thursday’s situation update.

Of the 200 tests performed since Monday, 100 of those came back positive for COVID-19. That caused the number of active cases to climb up 75 to 514. No new hospitalizations were reported, though two additional deaths were added to the nearly 40 that have perished since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of hospitalizations and deaths typically lags from what is being seen locally due to the state’s reporting.

Earlier this week, Door County Public Health released data comparing the vaccinated and the unvaccinated when it comes to hospitalizations. Between January 1st, 2021, and December 9, 2021, 86 of the 107 hospitalizations and 20 of the approximately 25 deaths were of people who were not vaccinated for COVID-19. 

Just over 76 percent of Door County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, including 21.6 percent of children 5-11 and 59.5 percent of kids between 12 and 17. 

Door County -COVID-19 data is updated twice weekly on Monday and Thursday

Tests Performed: 23,851 (+200)
Positive: 4,214 (+100)
Probable: 280 
Negative: 19,357 (+100)
Active:: 514 (+75)
Total Ever Hospitalized: 178 
Death: 39 (+2)