Thread by @folkbum

1/ I haven't been posting about #Covid_19 in #Wisconsin lately because it is terrible. But just a handful of tweets today.

2/ This graph should panic everyone. I know @DHSWI testing data are somewhat skewed as they don't report repeated negative tests of the same individual as new tests, especially if those are negative. Still. This is terrifying.

3/ This also. Just, you know, bad.

4/ On a positive note, UW-Milwaukee has kept its classes almost entirely online and limited dorm occupancy. Marquette is back in-person and has seen an outbreak. But mostly I just want to say, WELL DONE MILWAUKEE.

5/ Also positive: Hospitalizations are not spiking (yet) and deaths are on a pace to beat August but not by too much (yet). On the other hand, the MEDIAN Wisconsin county now has a greater than 1% infection rate, and six are over 2%.

6/ The top-eleven most infected counties in Wisconsin:
County (cases per 100,000 residents)
Milwaukee (2766)
Brown (2694)
Iron (2327)
Walworth (2273)
Racine (2227)
Forest (2004)
Kenosha (1906)
La Crosse (1792)
Trempealeau (1701)
Marinette (1698)
Outagamie (1696)

7/ 12-23rd most infected counties in WI:
County (cases/100k residents)
Dodge (1695)
**MEAN: 1638.9**
Waupaca (1626)
Oconto (1602)
Waukesha (1577)
Washington (1567)
Dane (1560)
Kewaunee (1540)
Fond du Lac (1530)
Calumet (1494)

Portage (1468)
Eau Claire (1359)
Jefferson (1338)

8/8 24-36th most infected WI counties (50%):
County (cases/100k res)
Winnebago (1330)
Rock (1327)
Ozaukee (1303)
Grant (1285)
Sauk (1209)
Lafayette (1179)
Florence (1176)

Sheboygan (1150)
Sawyer (1147)
Juneau (1089)
Marquette (1067)
Shawano (1066)
Green (1042)
**MEDIAN: 1031.5**