22,663 COVID-19 Cases in August, 188 Deaths
How does that compare to June and July?
COVID-19. Credit: U.S. Army.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 266 new COVID-19 cases on Monday afternoon from 3,818 tests, the lowest case and testing totals reported since mid-June.
The figures indicate that over the course of August 22,663 Wisconsin residents have tested positive from the disease from 313,368 tests. DHS reported 1,180 COVID-19 hospital admissions and 188 disease deaths during August.
How that does compare to June and July? June saw 10,256 cases from 299,692 tests while the state recorded 24,281 new cases from 366,891 tests in July. The positive case rate, the percentage of tests that confirmed a new case of the disease, was 3.42 percent in June, 6.62 percent in July and 7.23 percent in August.
The data is not weighted to reflect the ages of those infected with the disease, but the majority of cases over the past three months have been recorded in individuals under the age of 40. Younger age groups have lower hospitalization and death rates.
According to DHS data, 2,523.5 out of every 100,000 Milwaukee County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 (up from 2,519.4) since the outbreak began. Iron County, the northern-most county that borders Michigan, has 2,134.7 cases per 100,000 residents (up from 2,134.7). Racine County has recorded 2,069.4 cases per 100,000 residents (up from 2,067.1). Brown County has record 2,050.2 cases per 100,000 residents (up from 2,046.1).
Kenosha (1,762.6), Walworth (1,653.2), Marinette (1,504.8), Trempealeau (1,396.2), Waukesha (1,395.2), Dodge (1,323.8), Waupaca (1,288.8), Washington (1,205.6), Oconto (1,142.3) and Lafayette (1,105.5) are the only other counties with more than 1,100 cases per 100,000 residents.
The statewide average of cases per 100,000 residents rose to 1,303.8 (up from 1,308.4 yesterday). Wisconsin has recorded a per-capita rate of 170 per 100,000 in the past two weeks according to the DHS activity level report released Wednesday.
With 57,981 tests processed in the past seven days, testing is at its lowest point since May. There have been 4,749 new cases in the past week, the lowest total since August 25th.
Charts and Maps
Data from DHS.
Percent of COVID-19 cases by hospitalization status
| Hospitalization status | Number of confirmed cases as of 8/31/2020 | Percent of confirmed cases as of 8/31/2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Ever hospitalized | 5,817 | 8% |
| Never hospitalized | 44,266 | 59% |
| Unknown | 25,520 | 34% |
| Total | 75,603 | 100% |
Percent of COVID-19 cases resulting in hospitalization within age group
Data from DHS.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths by gender
Data from DHS.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths by race
Data from DHS.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths by ethnicity
Data from DHS.
Number of positive cases and deaths by county
| Wisconsin County | Positive as of 8/31/2020 | Negative as of 8/31/2020 | Deaths as of 8/31/2020 | Rate (positive cases per 100,000 people) as of 8/31/2020 | Case fatality percentage (percent of cases who died) as of 8/31/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 112 | 3,195 | 3 | 558.0 | 3% |
| Ashland | 34 | 2,051 | 1 | 216.4 | 3% |
| Barron | 370 | 7,444 | 3 | 817.6 | 1% |
| Bayfield | 45 | 2,455 | 1 | 300.2 | 2% |
| Brown | 5,376 | 58,651 | 58 | 2069.4 | 1% |
| Buffalo | 64 | 1,963 | 2 | 486.1 | 3% |
| Burnett | 40 | 2,103 | 2 | 262.2 | 5% |
| Calumet | 502 | 7,876 | 2 | 1007.9 | 0% |
| Chippewa | 347 | 12,089 | 0 | 545.3 | 0% |
| Clark | 241 | 4,480 | 8 | 698.7 | 3% |
| Columbia | 351 | 11,747 | 2 | 616.3 | 1% |
| Crawford | 102 | 3,916 | 0 | 626.2 | 0% |
| Dane | 5,429 | 163,273 | 40 | 1024.6 | 1% |
| Dodge | 1,162 | 19,244 | 5 | 1323.8 | 0% |
| Door | 128 | 5,192 | 3 | 466.5 | 2% |
| Douglas | 252 | 6,109 | 0 | 580.6 | 0% |
| Dunn | 175 | 6,694 | 0 | 393.3 | 0% |
| Eau Claire | 801 | 17,509 | 6 | 777.7 | 1% |
| Florence | 25 | 732 | 0 | 576.4 | 0% |
| Fond du Lac | 1,120 | 18,291 | 9 | 1094.7 | 1% |
| Forest | 78 | 1,166 | 4 | 864.9 | 5% |
| Grant | 434 | 10,839 | 17 | 837.4 | 4% |
| Green | 270 | 6,145 | 1 | 732.4 | 0% |
| Green Lake | 92 | 3,024 | 0 | 490.5 | 0% |
| Iowa | 121 | 4,426 | 0 | 512.3 | 0% |
| Iron | 122 | 1,350 | 1 | 2134.7 | 1% |
| Jackson | 76 | 5,874 | 1 | 370.6 | 1% |
| Jefferson | 902 | 15,874 | 6 | 1065.5 | 1% |
| Juneau | 199 | 7,098 | 1 | 753.2 | 1% |
| Kenosha | 2,967 | 33,131 | 63 | 1762.6 | 2% |
| Kewaunee | 181 | 2,981 | 2 | 889.0 | 1% |
| La Crosse | 1,182 | 20,866 | 1 | 1003.0 | 0% |
| Lafayette | 185 | 2,790 | 0 | 1105.5 | 0% |
| Langlade | 83 | 2,719 | 2 | 433.1 | 2% |
| Lincoln | 83 | 3,945 | 1 | 298.0 | 1% |
| Manitowoc | 518 | 12,367 | 2 | 652.3 | 0% |
| Marathon | 778 | 17,531 | 13 | 575.2 | 2% |
| Marinette | 610 | 8,425 | 6 | 1504.8 | 1% |
| Marquette | 91 | 2,509 | 1 | 598.4 | 1% |
| Menominee | 29 | 1,940 | 0 | 633.3 | 0% |
| Milwaukee | 24,079 | 220,247 | 489 | 2523.5 | 2% |
| Monroe | 282 | 8,705 | 2 | 619.8 | 1% |
| Oconto | 429 | 7,239 | 2 | 1142.3 | 0% |
| Oneida | 212 | 6,388 | 0 | 599.8 | 0% |
| Outagamie | 1,866 | 31,502 | 20 | 1010.0 | 1% |
| Ozaukee | 909 | 15,692 | 18 | 1029.6 | 2% |
| Pepin | 46 | 1,160 | 0 | 633.4 | 0% |
| Pierce | 291 | 5,917 | 5 | 699.5 | 2% |
| Polk | 171 | 7,308 | 2 | 394.5 | 1% |
| Portage | 603 | 10,803 | 1 | 854.1 | 0% |
| Price | 36 | 2,158 | 0 | 266.9 | 0% |
| Racine | 4,006 | 54,559 | 89 | 2050.2 | 2% |
| Richland | 49 | 3,500 | 4 | 279.4 | 8% |
| Rock | 1,686 | 29,253 | 26 | 1042.2 | 2% |
| Rusk | 24 | 1,645 | 1 | 169.2 | 4% |
| Sauk | 644 | 17,008 | 3 | 1012.6 | 0% |
| Sawyer | 160 | 3,917 | 0 | 977.4 | 0% |
| Shawano | 271 | 7,591 | 0 | 660.8 | 0% |
| Sheboygan | 1,037 | 19,024 | 9 | 900.1 | 1% |
| St. Croix | 637 | 12,936 | 7 | 724.5 | 1% |
| Taylor | 104 | 2,304 | 3 | 510.9 | 3% |
| Trempealeau | 411 | 5,569 | 2 | 1396.2 | 0% |
| Vernon | 107 | 4,667 | 0 | 350.6 | 0% |
| Vilas | 105 | 3,428 | 0 | 486.3 | 0% |
| Walworth | 1,703 | 19,842 | 27 | 1653.2 | 2% |
| Washburn | 65 | 2,382 | 0 | 414.3 | 0% |
| Washington | 1,622 | 21,035 | 29 | 1205.6 | 2% |
| Waukesha | 5,568 | 67,946 | 74 | 1395.9 | 1% |
| Waupaca | 663 | 8,984 | 17 | 1288.8 | 3% |
| Waushara | 154 | 5,842 | 2 | 638.6 | 1% |
| Winnebago | 1,528 | 32,572 | 21 | 899.2 | 1% |
| Wood | 458 | 11,717 | 2 | 625.1 | 0% |
| Total | 75,603 | 1,172,854 | 1,122 | 1308.4 | 1% |
If you think stories like this are important, become a member of Urban Milwaukee and help support real, independent journalism. Plus you get some cool added benefits.
More about the Coronavirus Pandemic
- MHD Release: Milwaukee Health Department Launches COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Dashboard - City of Milwaukee Health Department - Jan 23rd, 2024
- Milwaukee County Announces New Policies Related to COVID-19 Pandemic - County Executive David Crowley - May 9th, 2023
- DHS Details End of Emergency COVID-19 Response - Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Apr 26th, 2023
- Milwaukee Health Department Announces Upcoming Changes to COVID-19 Services - City of Milwaukee Health Department - Mar 17th, 2023
- Fitzgerald Applauds Passage of COVID-19 Origin Act - U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald - Mar 10th, 2023
- DHS Expands Free COVID-19 Testing Program - Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Feb 10th, 2023
- MKE County: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Rising - Graham Kilmer - Jan 16th, 2023
- Not Enough Getting Bivalent Booster Shots, State Health Officials Warn - Gaby Vinick - Dec 26th, 2022
- Nearly All Wisconsinites Age 6 Months and Older Now Eligible for Updated COVID-19 Vaccine - Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Dec 15th, 2022
- City of Milwaukee Bi-Weekly COVID-19 Update - City of Milwaukee Health Department - Dec 9th, 2022
Read more about Coronavirus Pandemic here
