The continuing trend of high positivity rates for COVID-19 cases this past week in Kewaunee County was offset with only a slight increase in hospitalizations and no deaths. Kewaunee County Public Health reported that there were 230 positive tests since the new year began. The number of active cases went from 76 to 185 with hospitalizations increasing from five to nine. The county’s number of hospitalizations and deaths tends to lag behind the state’s reporting. There were 154 recoveries noted in the Kewaunee County COVID-19 update.
On the vaccination front, 53.2 percent of Kewaunee County residents have received at least one dose and exactly 50 percent are fully vaccinated.
