Kewaunee County remains in the low COVID-19 community level, but the local numbers did take a big jump week over week. The Kewaunee County Public Health Department noted 34 new cases of COVID-19 over the last week, 27 of which were still considered active. Last week, 17 new cases were reported, and seven of those were active at the time. No additional deaths were reported, but one person was hospitalized with COVID-19. The report comes as the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced on Friday that the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases reached 1573, up over 670 from where it was a week ago at this time. The average number of new COVID-related deaths also ticked up from two to five. The number of counties in the medium COVID-19 community level is 15, with Shawano and Winnebago counties the closest to Kewaunee County. Fifty-five counties, including Kewaunee County, are in the low category.