Weekly COVID-19 Update For Area Counties

Here is this week's COVID-19 update for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties. DrydenWire.com publishes this information weekly on Friday afternoons.

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

Wisconsin

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The information and data below come directly from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and are meant as a snapshot-only for each county.

County Summary

Barron County [pop: 45,244]

• One-Dose of Vaccine: 50.8%
• Completed Vaccine Series: 48.6%
• Confirmed Cases:
  • Cumulative: 8,132
  • Change Since Last Week: +122
• Confirmed Deaths:
  • Cumulative: 93
  • Change Since Last Week: +2

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Burnett County [pop: 15,414]

• One-Dose of Vaccine: 52.0%
• Completed Vaccine Series: 49.2%
• Confirmed Cases:
  • Cumulative: 2,066
  • Change Since Last Week: +57
• Confirmed Deaths:
  • Cumulative: 31
  • Change Since Last Week: 0

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Polk County [pop: 43,783]

• One-Dose of Vaccine: 51.8%
• Completed Vaccine Series: 49.4%
• Confirmed Cases:
  • Cumulative: 6,794
  • Change Since Last Week: +225
• Confirmed Deaths:
  • Cumulative: 75
  • Change Since Last Week: +1

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Rusk County [pop: 14,178]

• One-Dose of Vaccine: 38.8%
• Completed Vaccine Series: 37.1%
• Confirmed Cases:
  • Cumulative: 2,123
  • Change Since Last Week: +34
• Confirmed Deaths:
  • Cumulative: 35
  • Change Since Last Week: +1

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Sawyer County [pop: 16,558]

• One-Dose of Vaccine: 53.6%
• Completed Vaccine Series: 51.2%
• Confirmed Cases:
  • Cumulative: 2,372
  • Change Since Last Week: +35
• Confirmed Deaths:
  • Cumulative: 31
  • Change Since Last Week: +2

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Washburn County [pop: 15,720]

• One-Dose of Vaccine: 60.8%
• Completed Vaccine Series: 58.3%
• Confirmed Cases:
  • Cumulative: 2,109
  • Change Since Last Week: +52
• Confirmed Deaths:
  • Cumulative: 25
  • Change Since Last Week: 0

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