Door and Kewaunee counties continued the streak of being placed at the medium COVID-19 community level on Thursday. The metric is based on the number of new cases and hospitalizations and the current number of hospital beds occupied by COVID-positive people. In Monday’s situation update, the Door County Public Health Department announced 25 new cases of COVID-19, its second straight week of fewer than 30 cases. While there were no recent hospitalizations, Door County did experience its 66th death due to the virus. Kewaunee County saw just 26 additional cases over the last week, five of which were still active as of Friday. There were no new deaths or hospitalizations. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 25 of the state’s 72 counties are in the medium, with only three at the high level.
