Weekly COVID-19 Update For Area Counties

This week's COVID-19 update for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

Weekly COVID-19 Update For Area Counties

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.

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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.

Barron County [pop: 45,244]
  • One-Dose of Vaccine: 51.9%
  • Completed Vaccine Series: 49.7%
  • Confirmed Cases:
    • Cumulative: 9,070
    • Change Since Last Week: +226
  • Confirmed Deaths:
    • Cumulative: 100
    • Change Since Last Week: +4

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Burnett County [pop: 15,414]
  • One-Dose of Vaccine: 53.4%
  • Completed Vaccine Series: 50.3%
  • Confirmed Cases:
    • Cumulative: 2,366
    • Change Since Last Week: +74
  • Confirmed Deaths:
    • Cumulative: 32
    • Change Since Last Week: 0

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Polk County [pop: 43,783]
  • One-Dose of Vaccine: 53.1%
  • Completed Vaccine Series: 50.6%
  • Confirmed Cases:
    • Cumulative: 7,910
    • Change Since Last Week: +247
  • Confirmed Deaths:
    • Cumulative: 79
    • Change Since Last Week: +2

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Rusk County [pop: 14,178]
  • One-Dose of Vaccine: 40.0%
  • Completed Vaccine Series: 38.2%
  • Confirmed Cases:
    • Cumulative: 2,277
    • Change Since Last Week: +31
  • Confirmed Deaths:
    • Cumulative: 36
    • Change Since Last Week: +1

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Sawyer County [pop: 16,558]
  • One-Dose of Vaccine: 54.8%
  • Completed Vaccine Series: 52.3%
  • Confirmed Cases:
    • Cumulative: 2,766
    • Change Since Last Week: +92
  • Confirmed Deaths:
    • Cumulative: 34
    • Change Since Last Week: 0

See also: Washburn County Weekly Jail Bookings Report

Washburn County [pop: 15,720]
  • One-Dose of Vaccine: 62.2%
  • Completed Vaccine Series: 59.5%
  • Confirmed Cases:
    • Cumulative: 2,523
    • Change Since Last Week: +96
  • Confirmed Deaths:
    • Cumulative: 27
    • Change Since Last Week: 0

Last Update: Nov 26, 2021 1:56 pm CST

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