COVID-19 numbers for February 9-15

The number of active COVID-19 cases continues to fall in the local area, as the number of new cases remained low over the past week. Winnebago County reported another 12 cases of the illness between February 9-15, for a total of 1,272. Of that number, 1,161 cases are considered recovered, leaving 111 active cases. Six percent of tests in the county came back positive over the past week.

Kossuth County saw an additional 23 cases between February 9-15, with eight percent of tests coming back positive over the course of the week. That brings the total cases in Kossuth County to 1,926, with 1,705 recovered and 221 active cases.

No additional deaths were reported last week in either Winnebago or Kossuth county.

Updated vaccination numbers for the state show 960 residents in Winnebago County have begun their vaccination series, with 214 residents receiving their second dose. In Kossuth County, 1,648 people are reported to have received their first vaccine dose, with 405 receiving their second dose.