As 2020 comes to a close, Door County is on the cusp of reaching 2,000 positive tests of COVID-19. Door County Public Health reported 29 more cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday bringing the total count to 1,999. The positivity rate jumped over 50 percent with 53 tests performed. Nine new recoveries were noted as active cases increased five to 290. Two additional people were hospitalized in the last day.
Kewaunee County added 15 more COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of just over 20 percent from the 74 test results on Thursday. Active cases went up six as nine more recoveries were reported.
Door County Emergency Management announced that community COVID-19 testing, with the help of the National Guard, will begin again in Sturgeon Bay and Sister Bay starting next Monday through March 8.
Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported over 2,700 new positive tests of COVID-19 on Thursday with 126 new hospitalizations and 35 more deaths.
