Monday’s COVID-19 situation report from Door County Public Health was a mixed bag ahead of the Christmas holiday.

Forty-three of the 118 tests administered since Thursday came back positive for COVID-19. The number of active cases tumbled by 47 to 467. No new deaths were reported, but two residents were hospitalized with COVID-19. The number of deaths and hospitalizations announced by Door County Public Health can lag from what is actually being seen locally due to the state’s reporting. Over 90 percent of hospital beds and 96 percent of ICU beds in northeast Wisconsin are in use with 70 percent of hospitals reporting that they are at peak capacity.

Door County Public Health is not offering another COVID-19 vaccine clinic until December 28th when it administers the second dose for Washington Island residents. The Sister Bay Fire Station will be the site for a vaccination clinic for kids 5-11 receiving their second dose from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

DHS Issues Public Health Advisory about the Omicron Variant

 As cases are anticipated to surge, DHS calls on Wisconsinites to take immediate action to prevent hospitalizations and deaths.

Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued a public health advisory calling on all Wisconsinites to take urgent action to prevent additional hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19. The highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Wisconsin and is anticipated to cause a rapid increase in disease activity in the coming weeks. There is a serious risk that continued, increased numbers of COVID-19 cases will overwhelm an already strained health care system, leading to dangerous situations where patients experiencing medical emergencies may not be able to receive immediate, adequate, life-saving attention and care due to lack of hospital capacity.

“I urge every Wisconsinite to take immediate action and get the COVID-19 vaccine and your booster dose if you haven’t received it already—this is critically important for mitigating surges in hospitalizations and deaths across our state,” said Governor Tony Evers. “Please get the vaccine, continue following public health best practices, and do your part to help slow the spread of the Omicron variant.”