Coronavirus Case Numbers, Peak Time for Wisconsin, Social Distancing Grade for State and Clark County
Monday, May 11th, 2020 -- 11:17 AM
-Taking a look at the updated state numbers of coronavirus cases from yesterday afternoon, the state has 105,163 negative tests, 10,219 positive cases and 400 deaths.Of the positive cases, 1,820, or 18%, have been hospitalized. Clark County has 24 positive and 355 negative. For our neighboring counties, Chippewa has 29 positive and 1,356 negative, Eau Claire has 54 positive and 2,543 negative, Jackson has 14 positive and 501 negative, Wood has 2 positive and 794 negative, Marathon has 24 positive and 1,126 negative and Taylor still has no positive cases and 158 negative. Clark County has had 4 people die from the coronavirus. Marathon and Jackson Counties have had one person die due to the coronavirus. Wisconsin’s Peak Time for the virus, according to the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, passed on April 11th. It went on to say that after May 22nd, relaxing social distancing may be possible with containment strategies that include testing, contact tracing, isolation, and limiting gathering size. The website Unacast, as a part of a COVID-19 took kit, has released grades for each state and every county in the state regarding how well they’re following social distancing procedures using cell phone data.
The state of Wisconsin has fallen. A week ago, the state had received a grade of D+. Now, the state has an F. Clark County still has a grade of C. For our neighboring counties, Chippewa has a grade of D-, Eau Claire has an F, Jackson has a grade of D+, Wood has a grade of F, Marathon has a grade of D- and Taylor has a grade of C. Wisconsin is under a Safer at Home order, which askses all residents to avoid unnecessary travel. You can still go to the grocery store or pharmacy, get gas, get dinner from a local business, work in the yard, walk the dog, ride a bike, etc.; just practice social distancing when you do so.
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