An outbreak at the New Lisbon Correctional Institute contributed 41 of the Juneau County’s 48 newest cases.
The Wisconsin National Guard did facility-wide Covid-19 testing Thursday and Friday. The New Lisbon Correctional Institution, Juneau County Health Department, Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and Wisconsin Department of Health Services are investigating the outbreak details and coordinating mitigation and containment strategies.
Over the weekend, Juneau County had six cases not associated with the facility outbreak, plus one more today.
The total in the county now stands at 245, of which 80 are active (none are hospitalized), 34 have been released from isolation, 129 have recovered, and two have died.
The Juneau County Health Department revised the figures it had released earlier today; the weekend total dropped from eight to six.
♦ ♦ ♦
Monroe County reported five new cases over the weekend and four today: a male between 15–19 years old, four females in their 20s, a male in his 30s, a female in her 40s, a female in her 50s, and a male in his 60s.
Monroe County’s total stands at 283, of which 261 have recovered, 20 are active (one is hospitalized), and two have died.
♦ ♦ ♦
Vernon County today reported four new cases: a woman in her 20s, a man in his 20s, and two men in their 30s. That brings the county’s tally to 99 positive results, of which 89 have recovered and 10 are isolating at home.
