Thread by @folkbum

1/10 Today, @DHSWI reported a record 6,141 new #COVID cases in #Wisconsin. The last four days have been the four highest reports. There are 55,684 active cases, a record. 65,586 cases reported in the last 14 days, a record. 117,367 in the last 30 days, a record.

2/10 So far in November, there have been 30,695 new cases reported. That's more cases than January, February, March, April, May *AND* June combined. Seriously people, in the last 6 days, we did as much as the first 6 months.

3/10 DHS announced 62 deaths today, the second-highest one-day total. There have been 225 deaths reported so far this month, 284 in the last 7 days, and 841 in the last 30 days. People, wear your masks.

4/10 According to the WHA (wha.org/COVID19Update), yet another record number of people are hospitalized for COVID, 1787, with a record 385 in ICUs. There are 3 open ICU beds in the entire northwestern region of the state. THREE.

5/10 COVID is, simply, everywhere. There are, right now, an unprecedented 26 counties (of 72) with infection rates above the statewide mean. For months, that number was in the single digits.

6/10 The median Wisconsin county has an infection rate over 3.9%, which is 88% of the state's 4.4% mean infection rate. All 72 counties have infection rates over 1.9%; 70 are over 2%; 59 are over 3%; 33 are over 4%; 19 are over 5%; 7 are over 6%; 2 are over 7%; and 1 is over 8%.

7/10 The top-ten most infected counties in Wisconsin:
County (cases per 100,000 residents)
Menominee (8832)
Shawano (7007)
Brown (6726)
Oconto (6401)
Kewaunee (6133)
Dodge (6119)
Forest (6099)
Calumet (5987)
Winnebago (5965)
Waushara (5931)

8/10 11-20th most infected counties in WI:
County (cases/100k residents)
Langlade (5860)
Outagamie (5801)
Fond du Lac (5625)
Waupaca (5511)
Florence (5406)
Marinette (5166)
Sheboygan (5144)
Marquette (5059)
Milwaukee (5044)
Portage (4746)

9/10 21st-30th most infected counties in WI:
County (cases/100k residents)
Racine (4745)
Marathon (4653)
Green Lake (4589)
Eau Claire (4583)
Trempealeau (4459)
Grant (4437)
**MEAN: 4429.4**
La Crosse (4372)
Iron (4141)
Oneida (4274)
Manitowoc (4217)

10/10 31st-40th most infected counties in WI:
County (cases/100k residents)
Washington (4123)
Chippewa (4055)
Lincoln (4043)
Jefferson (3984)
Door (3921)
Lafayette (3903)
**MEDIAN: 3900.9**
Juneau (3899)
Walworth (3889)
Rock (3860)
Waukesha (3791)