The COVID-19 vaccines are extremely effective at preventing serious illness, hospitalization, and death. Fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19 more than 2 weeks after their completed vaccine dose series are called "breakthrough infections." No vaccine is 100 percent effective, and as such we expect to see some fully vaccinated people test positive for COVID-19. Breakthrough cases typically report mild illness or no symptoms.
Your likelihood of being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 is determined by many factors, which include vaccinations, but also include the level of transmission and vaccine coverage in your community, whether you or others wear masks as recommended, the number of people you have close contact with, and more. On average, fully vaccinated individuals are less likely to be infected, hospitalized, and die from COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals.
DHS plans to update this data by the 15th of every month.This data is updated on a monthly basis, halfway through the following month, to account for the 2-week data lag in receiving COVID-19 reports and to ensure the most complete data is presented for the previous, full month.
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This visualization shows the rate of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths per 100,000 people among fully vaccinated people in Wisconsin for the last full month. Viewing case, death, and hospitalization rates allows the two groups to be compared directly while accounting for differences in population size across groups. The population denominator used to calculate rates is adjusted monthlybased on the number of residents who completed the COVID-19 vaccine series.
Please note: Data on whether or not a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 is hospitalized is not always complete in WEDSS. As such, the true rate of hospitalization among the fully vaccinated and not fully vaccinated groups may differ slightly from what is presented here.
Data source: The Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) and Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS).
Read our Frequently Asked Questions for more information on how cases of COVID-19 are reported in WEDSS.
Fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19 more than 2 weeks after their completed vaccine dose series are called breakthrough infections. Breakthrough infections shown in the data only include those that meet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) vaccine breakthrough infection definition. We identify vaccine breakthrough infections by comparing immunization records in WIR to confirmed and probable case records in WEDSS. This allows us to match person records between COVID-19 cases and vaccination status. The non-fully-vaccinated population includes individuals who:
We plan to update our data by the 15th of each month.
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These tables show the rate of confirmed and probable cases, deaths, and hospitalizations per 100,000 amongst fully vaccinated and not fully vaccinated people by month. It also displays the percent of the population who completed their COVID-19 vaccine series by the first of the month for added context on how our statewide vaccination efforts have progressed. Viewing case, death, and hospitalization data as rates allows the two groups to be compared directly while accounting for differences in population size across groups, especially as the proportion of fully vaccinated people increases.
Please note: Data on whether or not a confirmed or probable case of COVID-19 is hospitalized is not always complete in WEDSS. As such, the true rate of hospitalization among the fully vaccinated and not fully vaccinated groups may differ slightly from what is presented here.
Data source: The Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) and Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS).
Read our Frequently Asked Questions for more information on how cases of COVID-19 are reported in WEDSS.
Fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19 more than 2 weeks after their completed vaccine dose series are called breakthrough infections. Breakthrough infections shown in the data only include those that meet the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) vaccine breakthrough infection definition. We identify vaccine breakthrough infections by comparing immunization records in WIR to confirmed and probable case records in WEDSS. This allows us to match person records between COVID-19 cases and vaccination status. The non-fully-vaccinated population includes individuals who:
We plan to update our data by the 15th of each month.
All DHS COVID-19 data is available for download directly from the chart on the page. You can click on the chart and then click "Download" at the bottom of the chart (gray bar).
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*As of May 27, 2021, the visualizations are using an updated data file that allows corrections due to quality assurance to be counted on the date when a case or death was first reported, rather than affecting the current daily count of cases or deaths.
You can find more instructions on how to download COVID-19 data or access archived spatial data by visiting our FAQ page.
Stay Safe Reopening Plan
The City is actively preparing for the reopening of facilities on Thursday, July 1. In preparation to welcome customers and staff back to city buildings, we have created a Stay Safe Reopening Plan to guide our efforts. Read reopening plan hereVersion OptionsCovid-19 (Coronavirus) InformationHeadlineStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening PlanStay Safe Reopening Plan.
This 5-stage plan provides a general framework and guidelines for all city services and departments, in accordance with guidance provided by the State of Washington. This plan is the basis for how the City will continue to:
Provide services and programs, and continue field operations Conduct public events and meetings Manage the timeline for reopening facilities Implement staffing schedules Apply CDC recommendations and maintain sanitation and janitorial services
Reopened July 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday - Friday
City Hall Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village Public Safety Building Fire Stations
Due to recent increases in COVID-19 cases, face coverings are now required inside city facilities regardless of vaccination status.
Redmond Pool is reopened
Reopening later this year Bytes Caf for senior programming Old Firehouse Teen Center
The City will continue to follow Washington States guidelines for the suspension of the in-person requirement for the Open Public Meetings Act until the suspension is lifted (anticipated June 30) after which time:
Council meetings have resumed in Council Chambers as of Tuesday, July 6, 2021 and are running hybrid, in-person and virtual. The City follows Washington State guidelines for open public meetings. Watch Council Meetings View Council meeting dates, agendas and materials
Parks and Recreation have outlined the "Play Safe, Stay Safe" plan to reopen park amenities, facilities and activities.
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A lot has happened over the past month that had the potential to convince vaccine hesitant Americans to get the jab: More than 1,000 Americans are dying every day, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved one of the COVID-19 vaccines, and Republicans have been more emphatic that everyone even their supporters needs to get vaccinated.
But the effect has been mixed. Each month for the past four months, Morning Consult has asked Americans whether theyve gotten the vaccine and, if not, whether they plan to. The most recent results show a notable dip in the number of vaccine-hesitant Americans those who say they do not plan to get the vaccine, or are unsure if they ever will in some hard-hit states, while others barely budged even as COVID-19 cases climbed and prominent Republicans promoted the vaccine during the same period when the poll was conducted (July 24 to August 23). Packed ICUs and Ron DeSantis speeches arent always enough to sway people who reject the vaccine.
Take Florida, where new COVID-19 cases began climbing in early July. Now, the average number of deaths per day in the state is higher than at any other point of the ongoing pandemic. The day before Morning Consults most recent round of polling began, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis publicly promoted the vaccines, saying that they are saving lives and defended himself against pushback from Republican anti-vaxxers who thought he was doing too much to tout the vaccine. Vaccination rates in the state did climb during this period: from early July to early August, the number of doses administered daily increased by 50 percent, though they remain far below Aprils peak. But according to the Morning Consult survey, from July to August the percentage of Floridians unsure if they wanted to receive the vaccine only decreased by 0.6 percentage points less than the polls 1 percent margin of error. The number of vaccine refusers in the poll decreased by 1.2 percentage points.
In South Carolina, July and August also saw a cascade of new cases that rival the states peak in January. Some state Republicans but not all have stressed vaccination. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has been promoting the vaccine since he received his first dose last year, doubling his efforts after he tested positive for a breakthrough case in August. But vaccination rates increased only modestly here, from a seven-day moving average of around 3,000 doses per day at the start of July to 5,206 at the start of August. And like other southern states, South Carolina barely saw a change among vaccine-hesitant residents between July and August polls. The percent of South Carolinians who said they did not plan to get the vaccine dropped from 22.9 percent to 21.6 percent, while those who were unsure was essentially unchanged at 12.6 percent.
Of course, not all states with the highest COVID-19 rates are run entirely by the GOP. In Kentucky, where Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has promoted vaccines and mask-wearing, there also has been hardly any change in uncertainty and refusal rates over the last month despite increased vaccination rates in some of the states counties that were previously lagging. In fact, from July to August, the number of vaccine refusers in the state essentially stayed the same. And more or less the same number of people in the state are unsure whether they want the vaccine.
On the other hand, some states registered more of a change, although significant pockets of resistance remain. Mississippi, which has one of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, saw a record-breaking wave of new cases in August. Some Republicans here, too, began publicly touting the vaccine over the last few weeks, such as state Sen. Jeremy England. England got his first dose of the vaccine in August, and made several lengthy social media posts promoting the vaccine, writing that The verdict is out. The vaccine works. Vaccination rates ticked up slightly in July, and have remained steady since. Mississippi also saw a notable drop in the number of people who say they refuse to get the vaccine: 30 percent of Mississipians said they dont plan to get the shot in the July poll, while 26 percent said so in the most recent poll. But that drop of 4 percentage points still means that more than one-quarter of the population is unwilling to get the jab. Meanwhile, the number of unsure Mississippians dropped less than 1 percentage point in the last month. The states Republican governor, Tate Reeves, said on Saturday that people in his state were less scared of the virus because they believe in eternal life.
Louisiana also has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country and saw a spike in single-day hospitalizations in July. That month, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards said the rise in cases and hospitalizations in the state was scary and repeatedly pushed residents to get vaccinated. On top of that, Louisiana representative and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said that he had high confidence in the vaccine four days after he received the jab himself. From then to now, however, theres only been a little bump in vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy and refusal rates, however, have declined by a few percentage points: the number of people who said they wouldnt get the vaccine dropped 4.3 percentage points over the last month, while the number of people who say theyre unsure if they want the jab dropped 0.6 percentage points. Its possible that conditions in the state will worsen after Hurricane Ida ripped through Louisiana over the weekend. Edwards told the Associated Press on Sunday that over 2,400 COVID-19 patients were in Louisiana hospitals, many of which are grappling with power outages and infrastructure damage after the storm.
All of this again shows how getting vaccinated has become less of a public health issue and more of an identity and political one if statements of support for vaccinations among political heavyweights in either party is moving the needle at all, it is doing so inconsistently. It seems theres a certain bedrock of anti-vaccine Americans for whom no amount of new cases or political statements is convincing, and the rest of the public is left grappling with the consequences.
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A COVID-19 test is given at a drive-thru site outside the Z.J. Loussac Library in Anchorage in July. (Emily Mesner / ADN)
A surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Alaska worsened over the weekend as the state tied a previous record for most patients hospitalized with the virus at one time.
The number of people hospitalized with the virus reached a pandemic-high of 151 for most of the weekend, Jared Kosin, president of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, said Monday. The last and only time that many people with COVID-19 were being treated in Alaska hospitals was in December 2020.
Weve hit new highs, and it looks like were not done yet, Kosin said Monday. Make no mistake: this is a crisis.
The next two weeks will be critical in determining how the crisis develops, Kosin said. So far, the latest influx of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has shown little sign of slowing the state on Monday reported 1,155 new cases in residents and nonresidents over three days, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services dashboard that is only updated on weekdays.
By Monday, there were no ICU beds available in Anchorage, as reported by a municipal dashboard. In the Mat-Su, about a third of all hospitalizations were virus-related.
For weeks, Alaska hospitals have been operating at an unsustainable level due to the combination of busy summer admissions, staff shortages and the growing surge in high-needs COVID-19 patients. Providers are reporting lengthy ER waits, sporadic cancellations of elective procedures, and ICU patients competing for beds.
If things keep accelerating, then its the scenario that we dont talk about, that we havent talked about that other states unfortunately have gone through, Kosin said. That might look like surgeries canceled on a daily basis and the surgeries Im talking about are not cosmetic surgeries; these are cancer extractions, very serious, life impacting procedures plus field hospitals being stood up and an exhausted workforce being pushed even further past their breaking point.
I dont know how else to tell people this is a very serious crisis, and I hope people understand that and take action on it, Kosin said.
[Among the unvaccinated, delta variant more than doubles risk of hospitalization]
When asked which state or local interventions should be considered at this point, Kosin said anything that is going to make life easier for our front-line caregivers and our facilities, we should do. Even if these are heavy lifts at this point, we should be throwing every resource possible at this problem.
The hospital association has sent a list of demands to the state to consider, which includes addressing a staffing shortage by removing regulatory barriers that could be preventing health care staff reinforcements from the Lower 48 and using federal resources to increase nurse deployments to Alaska.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and administration officials on Thursday said they were working on some of these demands to increase the number of people who can treat COVID-19 patients.
Dunleavy and other officials, in a news conference streamed on Facebook, said vaccination remains the best solution to the ongoing crisis. But the governor stopped a step short of urging vaccinations, instead saying Alaskans should talk to their doctor about getting vaccinated if thats what they want to do.
[Be vigilant: Vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 cases in Alaska are surprising, usually less severe and part of the reality of the pandemic for now]
Besides getting vaccinated, what individual Alaskans can do right now to support health care workers and health care facilities is wear masks indoors in public spaces, limit indoor gatherings, and wash their hands, Kosin said Monday.
Its those practical steps that will make the difference immediately, because that is going to slow transmission. And if transmission slows, thats going to slow hospitalizations, so it really does make a huge difference in the short term, Kosin said.
[An unvaccinated elementary school teacher took off her mask for a read-aloud. Within days, half her class was positive for delta.]
Alaska, which in January held the top spot in the nation for per capita vaccination, is now 33rd among states. The state on Monday reported that 60.6% of Alaskans 12 and over had received at least one dose of vaccine and 54.9% were fully vaccinated.
The states seven-day average test positivity rate was 7.27%.
What if the stated goal is simply, Kids need to be in school, period. Considering the devastating costs of having children out of school last year, including dramatic and quantifiable learning loss in math and reading, this is a very reasonable and defensible goal. How might that then drive policy? Setting that goal would mean deploying more tools to keep children in school, like using rapid antigen tests and allowing kids who test negative to go to in-person class rather than mass quarantining hundreds or thousands of children who had close contact to people with the virus, as is happening now. Or, we accept that there will be more cases in children, recognizing that disease severity for a vast majority of kids is low.
Another hard question that is most likely also causing confusion and disagreement is how we define severe disease in children. Children can get Covid, but their death and hospitalization rates are much lower than for adults. The inflammatory syndrome MIS-C is rare. Long Covid has gained wide attention, but recent studies have shown that rates are low among children and not dissimilar to effects caused by other viral illnesses.
Were not being cavalier by raising these points. Consider that in Britain the government doesnt require masks for children in schools, and its not clear it will advise kids to get vaccinated, either. Britain has experts, as we do, and they are looking at the same scientific data we are; they most assuredly care about childrens health the same way we do, and yet, they have come to a different policy decision. Schools were prioritized over other activities, and the risks of transmission without masks were considered acceptable.
This reveals the crux of the problem in the United States. Its not just the C.D.C., but everyone including us public health experts who is not always connecting our advice or policy recommendations to clear goals. The conflict is not about masks or boosters, its about the often unstated objective and how a mask mandate or a boosters for all approach may or may not get us there.
We use schools as the example here, but much of the same applies to broader societal questions over mass gatherings, live entertainment and returning to offices. There are questions around how vaccinated people should live their lives if the vaccines reduce the likelihood of spread but dont absolutely and completely prevent breakthrough infections and transmission, which was never going to be the case.
If the goal is zero spread, which we think is not realistic, then the country would need to keep many of the most restrictive measures in place an approach that has serious public health consequences of its own. If the goal is to minimize severe disease, some states with high vaccination rates might already be there. Low-vaccination states would still have work to do before loosening restrictions. Treating the country as a whole just doesnt make sense right now because of the widespread differences in vaccination rates.
The emergence of the Delta variant has, understandably, caused many Americans to step back and use caution. But the same questions will be there when we emerge from this Delta surge, whether in a few weeks or next spring. We shouldnt let ourselves off the hook with easy decisions today. At some point, the country needs to have an honest conversation with itself about what our goals really are.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) COVID-19 hospital inpatients in the Knoxville region are approaching a pandemic-era high, according to new data released Tuesday by the Knox County Health Department.
The 19 hospitals in the Knoxville region report 635 patients as of Aug. 30, including 169 in the ICU and 112 on ventilators. Its the most regional inpatients since Jan. 8 and just 35 fewer than the all-time high set on Jan. 7.
There were 201 total COVID-19 inpatients in the region on Aug. 1. Earlier this month,Tennessee Health DepartmentCommissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey revealed that the first half of August has seenmore new COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state than any full month of the pandemic.
Since the last update on Aug. 26, Knox County has reported 985 new active COVID-19 cases and 17 new deaths. There are now 4,654 active cases in the county, a percent increase of 275% since Aug. 4.
A total of 45 deaths have been recorded in Knox County in the month of August, making it the deadliest single month since February. A total of 701 people have died since the beginning of the pandemic.
As of Aug. 29, the seven-day COVID-19 positivity percentage average is 23.43%, meaning nearly 1 and every 4 tests administered in the last 7 days are positive. The 7-day average at the beginning of the month was 14.69%.
The Tennessee National Guard has been deployed to regional hospitals including The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, LaFollette Healthcare and Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 48 new individuals 47 residents and one nonresident identified with COVID-19 over the past three days. There are currently four people with COVID-19 hospitalized at Bartlett Regional Hospital.
The Juneau School District reports eight individuals whove tested positive for COVID-19 and were infectious while in school:
COVID-19 cases related to schools are posted on thedistrict websiteas they are reported (click on the green COVID-19 Cases block). Find more district related COVID-19 information atjuneauschools.org.
Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports1,155 new peopleidentified with COVID-19 in the past three days 1,111 are residents and 44 are nonresidents. Alaska has had 83,991 cumulative resident cases of COVID-19 and a total of 3,917 nonresidents.
