COVID-19 Update: Monday, August 23, 2021

Semi-Weekly COVID-19 update for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

Note: The information and data below come directly from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. DrydenWire publishes semi-weekly updates on Monday and Friday.

Advisory: We highly recommend visiting your local county's website and/or Facebook page for the most current data and for more information respective to your county.

Wisconsin

DrydenWire Coverage Area

Editor's Note: Numbers in parenthesis represent the changes since Friday.

Area Summary

6 County Coverage Area [pop: 150,897]

• One Dose Of Vaccine: 71,886 (+186)
• Completed Vaccine Series: 68,108 (+284)
• Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 17,449 (+107)
• Cumulative Deaths: 245

County Summary

Barron County [pop: 45,244]

• One Dose Of Vaccine: 21,113 (+57)
• Completed Vaccine Series: 20,049 (+93)
• Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 6,130 (+36)
• Cumulative Deaths: 85

See also: Man Arrested For OWI 7th Offense, Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia

Burnett County [pop: 15,414]

• One Dose Of Vaccine: 7,499 (+6)
• Completed Vaccine Series: 7,102 (+14)
• Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 1,524 (+2)
• Cumulative Deaths: 28

See also: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine

Polk County [pop: 43,783]

• One Dose Of Vaccine: 21,120 (+52)
• Completed Vaccine Series: 19,933 (+73)
• Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 4,920 (+45)
• Cumulative Deaths: 58

See also: UTV Crash In Burnett County Results In Fatality

Rusk County [pop: 14,178]

• One Dose Of Vaccine: 4,944 (+23)
• Completed Vaccine Series: 4,661 (+34)
• Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 1,474 (+17)
• Cumulative Deaths: 25

See also: Car Vs. Motorcycle Crash Results In Death Of St. Croix Falls Man

Sawyer County [pop: 16,558]

• One Dose Of Vaccine: 8,326 (+27)
• Completed Vaccine Series: 7,872 (+38)
• Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 1,833 (+4)
• Cumulative Deaths: 27

See also: Body Of 24-Year-Old Recovered After Report Of Drowning On Birch Island Lake

Washburn County [pop: 15,720]

• One Dose Of Vaccine: 8,884 (+21)
• Completed Vaccine Series: 8,491 (+32)
• Cumulative Confirmed Cases: 1,568 (+3)
• Cumulative Deaths: 22