The COVID-19 update news remains encouraging in Wisconsin as cases and deaths for the seven-day average continue to decrease.  The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported  74 new confirmed cases and 19 probable cases for the coronavirus on Monday.  The percent of positive by test was under one percent at 0.8 percent.  On the vaccination front, vaccines administered are closing in on half of all residents with 49.3 percent having received one dose while 45.3 percent have completed the series of shots.  As of Monday, Door County shows that over 65 percent of residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine while Kewaunee County has over 40 percent with one dose.

Door County Public Health now reports once a week on Thursdays.