Director Sue Powers says that Door County has seen few severe instances of COVID-19 in recent months. As of Friday, there was one hospitalization out of 54 active cases. Powers isn’t sure of the exact reason, but she thinks that a recent theory proposed by Dr. Jim Heise of the Door County Medical Center could have some validity.

Last week, Kewaunee County Public Health Director Cindy Kinnard said there were two hospitalizations because of COVID-19, a similar profile to Door’s. Kewaunee County had 124 active cases on Friday. 
The State of Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services released new guidance on September 9th, recommending a 14-day quarantine for any potentially exposed to COVID-19, with no exceptions for any industry except those who provide necessary functions. Powers says that the order is nothing new, and Door County was already following those protocols.