Thread by @folkbum

1/12 Today, @DHSWI reported a record 7,065 new #COVID cases in #Wisconsin. The last five days have been the five highest reports. There are 57,985 active cases, a record. 68,590 cases reported in the last 14 days, a record. 121,300 in the last 30 days, yes--a record.

2/12 Here's an infographic. I thought maybe this would help people understand better what the deal is. Spread far and wide please.

3/12 DHS announced 45 deaths today. There have been 225 deaths reported so far this month, 270 deaths reported since Nov. 1, making November the fourth-deadliest month of the pandemic. In 7 days. There have been 877 deaths reported in the last 30 days.

4/12 According to the WHA (wha.org/COVID19Update), yet another record number of people are hospitalized for COVID, 1806, with 373 in ICUs. To date, 12,418 health care workers have been diagnosed with COVID, 5% of all Wisconsin cases.

5/12 On Tuesday, I retired my "2016 Clinton-Trump Counties" charts. Today, I debut the "2020 Biden-Trump Counties" charts. The "red" Trump counties are still leading the spread of COVID in Wisconsin, with not just raw numbers but a disproportionate number of cases.

6/12 Trump counties are seeing faster spread despite Milwaukee--WI's largest "blue" Biden county--having an absolutely terrible outbreak. Yet among all Wisconsin counties, the smaller, less densely populated, conservative counties just keep racking up more cases per capita.

7/12 Compared to Wisconsin's population:
➕Ever Positive: 263,130 (4.6% of state)
🏥Ever Hospitalized: at least 12,727 (0.22%+ of state, 4.8%+ of positives)
☣️Active: 57,985 (1%/22%)
✅Recovered: 202,879 (3.5%/77.1%)
⚰️Deaths: 2,301 (0.04%/0.87%)

8/12 The median Wisconsin county has an infection rate over 4%, which is 89.7% of the state's 4.6% mean infection rate. All 72 counties have infection rates over 2%; 60 are over 3%; 38 are over 4%; 19 are over 5%; 11 are over 6%; 2 are over 7%; and 1 is over 9%.

9/12 The top-ten most infected counties in Wisconsin:
County (cases per 100,000 residents)
Menominee (9174)
Shawano (7140)
Brown (6858)
Oconto (6536)
Dodge (6277)
Kewaunee (6225)
Forest (6208)
Winnebago (6115)
Calumet (6102)
Langlade (6017)

10/12 11-20th most infected counties in WI:
County (cases/100k residents)
Waushara (6017)
Outagamie (5931)
Fond du Lac (5838)
Waupaca (5674)
Florence (5497)
Marinette (5347)
Marquette (5254)
Sheboygan (5238)
Milwaukee (5145)
Racine (4873)

11/12 21st-30th most infected counties in WI:
County (cases/100k residents)
Marathon (4833)
Portage (4821)
Eau Claire (4759)
Green Lake (4710)
Trempealeau (4647)
Juneau (4571)
La Crosse (4559)
**MEAN: 4551.6**
Grant (4539)
Oneida (4380)
Manitowoc (4380)

12/12 31st-40th most infected counties in WI:
County (cases/100k residents)
Iron (4363)
Washington (4301)
Lincoln (4226)
Chippewa (4225)
Jackson (4098)
Jefferson (4096)
**MEDIAN: 4083.5**
Door (4071)
Lafayette (4057)
Walworth (3981)
Rock (3979)