Public Health of Madison and Dane County reported two new COVID-19 deaths this morning, bringing the county’s total to 108. This is a 42 percent growth from two weeks ago when Dane County only had 72 deaths. Both people who passed were white women in their 80s.
Dane County also added 158 new cases this morning which gives the county a new cumulative total of 29,427. Recovered cases grew to 25,332 as active cases dropped down to 3,992 or 13.6 percent.
Today, the number of people currently hospitalized in Dane County — both Dane County residents and people from neighboring counties — rose from 168 to 171. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the ICU also rose from yesterday’s reported 46 to 47.
For Dane County residents, the number of people ever hospitalized for COVID-19 has increased by double digits this morning from 863 to 880. Of those 17 new hospitalizations, there are five people in their 70s, three who are in their 60s, two in their 30s and 40s respectively and one person from each of the following age groups: 90s, 80s. 50s, 20s and aged 10-19. New hospitalizations also include two people who are Black, one person who is Asian and two people who are Hispanic/Latinx.
The number of hospitalizations for residents in the county continues to impact adults 60 and older the most for the past few weeks. Madison365 has graphed that growth from information gathered daily from PHMDC’s data which reflects that the number of hospitalized cases in those in their 90s grew by 23.6 percent as adults in their 70s growing by 18.5 percent and adults in their 60s by 16.8 percent since November 25.
Hospitalizations also continue to significantly impact our communities of color with those who are Asian has grown by 18.8 percent while those who are Black have grown 15.5 percent. For those who identify as Hispanic/Latinx in our community have grown 10.3 percent for the past two weeks.
The 159 new cases were attributed to dates earlier this week with 95 added to December 8 while 66 were added to December 7, increasing that day’s total to 104. The 7 day average of cases per day is now at 223.3 while the 14 day average is now at 241.3.
The percentage of the positive for these days also adjusted with December 8 reportedly at 3.2 while December 7 as increased to 4.9. For December 6, the percentage of positive has adjusted to 7.5 and December 5 has updated to 5.6. The 7 day average is now at 5.7while the 14 day average as of December 8 is at 6.5.
Age groups 0-59 all grew by double digits today with those in their 20s growing by 42 while adults in their 40s grew by 27. Those aged 10-19 grew by 23, adults in their 50s by 20, in their 30s by 18 and children under 10 grew by 13. In single digit increases, adults in their 70s and 80s both grew by five, respectively while adults in their 60s grew by four and adults in their 90s by two.
When looking at our communities of color, Black people in our community grew by 12new cases and continue to make up 7.8 percent of all cases. Those who identify as Hispanic/Latinx have grown by 26 new cases and now make up 15.6 percent of all cases broken down by ethnicity. Asian people in our community grew by five new cases and make up 3.5 percent of cases.
Looking at growth over the past two weeks, infection in those in their 90s grew by 27.6 percent as adults in their 80s grew by 17.8 percent. Adults in their 70s grew by 16.5 percent and adults in their 60s by 14.5 since November 25.
In terms of case growth for the past two weeks for our communities of color, cases among Black people have grown by 14.5 percent while Asian people have grown by 12.5 percent. Those who identify as Hispanic/Latinx have grown 12.8 percent while American Indians in our community have grown by 12.0 percent during this same period.
UW reported yesterday 0 positive cases from either staff or students. In total, there are 4,695 positive students (including four additional positives from off-campus testing attributed to earlier dates) and 467 positive employees (including three additional positives from off-campus testing attributed to earlier dates) with a cumulative total of 5165 cases for UW since tracking began for campus. The 7 day average of cases is now at 19.0 for both students and staff in on and off campus testing as of December 5. The 7 day average for the percentage of positives for students is now at 1.4 for students and 0.9 for employees from on campus testing.
Madison365 updated our weekly map for COVID-19 cases within our county tracts this past Friday. Our team will continue to update this data and publish it weekly.
We will have an update later this afternoon for statewide numbers after 2 pm.
