The Dunn County Health Department in northwest Wisconsin is confirming its first death from COVID-19 complications. Officials say the unidentified patient was elderly.
Dunn County Health Officer K-T Gallagher said, “this death and our current high rate of infections emphasize the need for us all to do our part to preventing spreading COVID germs.”
A total of 612 people in the county have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. Dunn County is considered to have “very high” case activity.
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 2,319 (122,274)
Negative test results: 9,473 (1,423,247)
Patients hospitalized: 91 (7,300)
Deaths: 27 (1,327)
