La Crosse County avg. 138 COVID-19 cases/day, as health dept. schedules Friday noon briefing

As the health department shows La Crosse County averaging 138 COVID-19 per day over the past week, there will be a news briefing Friday at noon.

That briefing can be viewed here.

The health department says the purpose of the briefing is to provide a situation update on COVID-19 in the region.

It will include:

• La Crosse County Health Department Director Audra Martine.
• Paul Mueller, M.D., Regional Vice President, Mayo Clinic Health System
• Scott Rathgaber, M.D., Chief Executive Office, Gundersen Health System
• Dr. Aaron Engel, Superintendent, School District of La Crosse
• Local business representative

The state is 58.3% vaccinated with two doses.

Here’s where La Crosse and surrounding counties are at with two doses of the vaccine:

• La Crosse 64.0%
• Buffalo 58.4%
• Trempealeau 64.3%
• Jackson 47.2%
• Monroe 47.2%
• Vernon 51.1%

Statewide, Wisconsin is averaging 6,260 cases and 21 COVID-19 deaths a day over the past week.

Wednesday was the second consecutive day Wisconsin has hit a record high new confirmed cases at 10,288.