Community-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics Will Reduce Hours

New COVID-19 Case Average Lowest Since March 2020

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A man gets a Covid vaccine
Scott Mizzen of Milwaukee holds hands with his son, Harrison, as he receives a COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Hayat Pharmacy in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Friday it will reduce the hours of service for the six community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the state starting Monday. The clinics are located in Barron, Douglas, La Crosse, Marathon, Racine and Rock counties. New clinic hours will vary by clinic, and will be based on local demand. Hours and appointments are available at https://vaccinate.wi.gov.

Meanwhile, new reports of COVID-19 cases continue to decline in Wisconsin, based on the latest data published by DHS.

DHS reported 135 new cases of the disease Friday, bringing the average for the past seven days to 121 daily cases, the lowest that figure has been since March 29, 2020. One week ago, the average was 141 daily cases.

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As COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin continue to decline, more of the state’s residents are being vaccinated against the disease.

A total of 5,330,836 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in Wisconsin as of Friday, with 80 percent of Wisconsinites age 65 and up having completed the vaccination series. According to DHS, 23.8 percent of the state’s 12- to 15-year-olds have had their first doses of vaccine and 10.4 percent have received their second. That age group became eligible May 13.

As of Friday, 2,551,126 people in Wisconsin, or 43.8 percent of the population, have received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second Pfizer or Moderna dose or two weeks after Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

Increasing rates of vaccination have provided a sense of hope after a yearlong pandemic that has claimed the lives of 7,206 people in Wisconsin. There was one new death from COVID-19 reported Friday.

Other DHS data from Friday include:

  • 611,534 total cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
  • 146 people were in the hospital with COVID-19 as of Wednesday, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association.

Coronavirus rates vary from county to county. In order to track COVID-19 activity levels, DHS looks at the number of new cases per a county’s population over a 14-day period — and whether there’s an upward or downward trend in new cases. Activity levels range from “very high,” “high,” “medium,” to “low.”

As of Wednesday, DHS data showed the state had no counties with a “very high” level, while the majority of Wisconsin counties had “high” levels of activity. There were growing case trajectories in one county and shrinking trajectories in 12. Wisconsin’s overall COVID-19 activity level is “medium.”

Editor’s note: As more people in Wisconsin are vaccinated against COVID-19 and the nature of this historic public health crisis evolves, WPR.org will conclude daily reports on the latest COVID-19 numbers effective Friday, June 11. This change doesn’t mean WPR will stop comprehensive coverage. Rather, we will continue to report on all facets of the pandemic, its aftermath and the state of public health in Wisconsin. In WPR’s stories, pandemic-related data and information will continue to appear to provide clarity and context. Please continue to visit WPR.org or our special COVID-19 series page, Coronavirus in Wisconsin.

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