COVID-19 Daily Update: Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Today's 2p COVID-19 daily update for Wisconsin including data for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.

Note: The information and data below comes directly from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

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.

DrydenWire Coverage Area

[Editor's Note: Numbers in parenthesis represent change since yesterday]

DrydenWire Coverage Area Summary Statistics

• Total Confirmed Cases: 12,130 (+52)
• Total Negative Cases: 55,846 (+121)
• Active Cases: 547 (-11)
• Recovered Cases: 11,440 (+60)
• Number of Deaths: 139 (+3)
• Number of Probable Deaths: 2

DrydenWire Coverage Area Summary Statistics By County

Barron County

• Total Confirmed Cases: 4,567 (+18)
• Total Negative Cases: 16,901 (+42)
• Active Cases: 169 (-3)
• Recovered Cases: 4,338 (+21)
• Number of Deaths: 57
• Number of Probable Deaths: 0

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Burnett County

• Total Confirmed Cases: 1,009 (+1)
• Total Negative Cases: 5,336
• Active Cases: 44 (-6)
• Recovered Cases: 943 (+5)
• Number of Deaths: 21 (+2)
• Number of Probable Deaths: 0

Also See: Burnett County Weekly Jail Bookings Report

Polk County

• Total Confirmed Cases: 3,127 (+20)
• Total Negative Cases: 16,569 (+30)
• Active Cases: 191 (+1)
• Recovered Cases: 2,913 (+19)
• Number of Deaths: 23
• Number of Probable Deaths: 0

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Rusk County

• Total Confirmed Cases: 1,121 (+5)
• Total Negative Cases: 4,306 (+15)
• Active Cases: 29 (+1)
• Recovered Cases: 1,079 (+4)
• Number of Deaths: 13
• Number of Probable Deaths: 0

Also See: Rusk County Weekly Jail Bookings Report

Sawyer County

• Total Confirmed Cases: 1,255 (+3)
• Total Negative Cases: 7,219 (+18)
• Active Cases: 61 (-6)
• Recovered Cases: 1,182 (+9)
• Number of Deaths: 12
• Number of Probable Deaths: 0

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Washburn County

• Total Confirmed Cases: 1,051 (+5)
• Total Negative Cases: 5,518 (+16)
• Active Cases: 53 (+2)
• Recovered Cases: 985 (+2)
• Number of Deaths: 13 (+1)
• Number of Probable Deaths: 2

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Wisconsin Summary Statistics