Brown County reported 504 additional COVID-19 cases this week – Green Bay Press Gazette

Mike Stucka USA TODAY NETWORK| Green Bay Press-Gazette

Wisconsin reported 8,092 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, down 6.3% from the previous week. The previous week had 8,635 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Wisconsin ranked 12th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 0.6% from the week before, with 401,433 cases reported. With 1.75% of the country's population, Wisconsin had 2.02% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 17 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.

Brown County reported 504 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 491 cases and two deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 96,669 cases and 587 deaths.

Door County reported 45 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 30 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 8,112 cases and 78 deaths.

Kewaunee County reported 18 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 16 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 6,428 cases and 61 deaths.

Oconto County reported 47 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 37 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 12,605 cases and 126 deaths.

Shawano County reported 73 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 79 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 13,250 cases and 157 deaths.

Marinette County reported 74 cases and two deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 93 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 13,318 cases and 137 deaths.

Across Wisconsin, cases fell in 46 counties, with the best declines in Milwaukee County, with 1,275 cases from 1,528 a week earlier; in Dane County, with 1,084 cases from 1,194; and in Kenosha County, with 273 cases from 326.

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Within Wisconsin, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Menominee County with 483 cases per 100,000 per week; Sawyer County with 205; and Wood County with 204. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.

Adding the most new cases overall were Milwaukee County, with 1,275 cases; Dane County, with 1,084 cases; and Brown County, with 504. Weekly case counts rose in 25 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in La Crosse, Racine and St. Croix counties.

In Wisconsin, 30 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 70 people were reported dead.

A total of 1,859,978 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 15,220 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 96,070,980 people have tested positive and 1,056,416 people have died.

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USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Sept. 25. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:

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Hospitals in 13 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 20 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 25 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.

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