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In Wisconsin, more new COVID cases continue to be reported in children than any other age group

Drake Bentley   | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

So far this week, more than 1,100 people under the age of 18 in Wisconsin have tested positive for COVID-19. That is more than any other age group, according to state Department of Health Services data. 

Last week, 4,686 people under the age of 18 tested positive — more than double any other age group. In fact, since the week of Aug. 8, children have been diagnosed with more cases than every other group each week. 

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin continues to see an increase in the number of kids in the hospital who test positive for COVID-19, but most are asymptomatic unless they have underlying health conditions.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Wisconsin has recorded three deaths in people age 19 and younger.

More: A student who tested positive for COVID-19 died. Two days later the Fort Atkinson school district implemented a mask mandate.

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Latest COVID-19 numbers

  • New cases reported: 3,075
  • New deaths reported: 18
  • Number hospitalized: 1,115 (intensive care: 331); up 323 patients from a month ago
  • Seven-day average of daily cases: 2,807 (up 1,525 cases from one month ago)
  • Seven-day average of daily deaths: 12 (up six deaths from one month ago)
  • Seven-day average positivity rate — as a share of all tests given: 7.5%
  • Total cases since the start of pandemic: 710,145
  • Total deaths: 7,895

Latest vaccine numbers

  • Total doses administered: 6,306,911
  • Daily doses administered: 4,736
  • Seven-day average of daily doses: 7,056
  • Residents who have received one dose: 3,283,330 (56.4% of the population)
  • Residents who are fully vaccinated: 3,098,376 (53.2% of the population)
  • Adults who have received one dose: 3,071,946 (67.4% of the 18+ population)
  • Adults who are fully vaccinated: 2,909,214 (63.9% of the 18+ population) 
  • Residents ages 12 to 15 with at least one dose: 135,635 (45.8% of age group)
  • Residents ages 16 to 17 with at least one dose: 75,704 (51.3% of age group)
  • Residents ages 18 to 24 with at least one dose: 279,479 (51.2% of age group)
  • Residents ages 25 to 34 with at least one dose: 410,944 (55.4% of age group)
  • Residents ages 35 to 44 with at least one dose: 450,028 (63.1% of age group)
  • Residents ages 45 to 54 with at least one dose: 460,727 (64.4% of age group)
  • Residents ages 55 to 64 with at least one dose: 602,946 (73.3% of age group)
  • Residents 65 and older with at least one dose: 867,822 (85.3% of age group)

Variant cases of concern

DHS, the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and other laboratory partners regularly perform whole genome sequencing on a portion of positive tests. The numbers below do not represent the total number of variant cases. 

  • Cases of the alpha (B.1.1.7) variant: 3,596
  • Cases of the beta (B.1.351) variant: 68
  • Cases of the delta (B.1.617.2) variant: 4,603 (94.92% of the tests sequenced in the week of 9/6)
  • Cases of the gamma (P.1) variant: 343

Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS. 

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