FROM PAGE 1 with the placeholder “-999” in of_cial state counts. That being said, what are the local numbers as available from the state?

As of New Year’s Day at 2:30 p.m., the City of Stanley had registered 630 positive COVID-19 tests and 2,252 negative ones as of January 1, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. Of these, _ve new tests were logged, with three positive and two negative. Moreover, the seven- day test average (a rolling number that measures the last seven days from posting) stood at 4.86 as of January 1, with a 7-day positivity rate of 2.57. The total population of Stanley as listed at the State Health Department site stood at 3,660 at the New Year, while it was unclear if each test was a separate individual or else the result of mandated testing protocols. Meanwhile, 17 people in Stanley had been hospitalized for COVID-19, while six deaths were of_cially attributed to the virus. From Stanley we go to Boyd, where results were smaller.

Starting once again with the count as of January 1, 2021, there were 76 positive tests for COVID-19 in the Village of Boyd, alongside 213 negative tests. Of these, there was one new test and one positive, with a seven-day test average of 0.14 matching the seven -day positivity test rate of 0.14. The seven-day negative test rate was zero, as the of_cial population per health department stats stood at 599 residents, with zero to four (-999) hospitalizations and deaths registered as such online. From the Friendly Town we move further west to Cadott, and Your Friendly Neighbor. What’s up in the home of the Hornets? In the _rst place, there were 122 positive tests for COVID-19 as of January 1, 2021, with zero new positives in the last seven days and two new tests. Accordingly, the overall seven-day test average sat at 1.71 while the seven-day positivity rate stood at 0.43, with the seven-day negative test average at 1.29. With a total listed population of 1,423 souls, Cadott had seen 5 hospitalizations registered for COVID-19 along with 45 hospitalizations of unknown relation to COVID and between zero to four deaths, the data suppressed for privacy reasons. From Cadott the report shifts north to Cornell, just off the junction of Highways 64 and 27. In Cornell, Wisconsin with a population of 1,733, there had been 136 registered positive tests for COVID-19 as of January 1, while there were 556 negative tests. With three new tests recently, Cornell registered one positive and two negative for the coronavirus, with a seven-day test average of 1.14 and a seven-day positive test average of 0.14, the balance in the negative test average at 1. As of the New Year, Cornell had registered six hospitalizations for COVID, 91 not for COVID, and 39 of unknown relationship, with seven deaths tied to the virus. Moving down Highway 64 to Gilman, things took a turn for the better.

At Gilman, Wisconsin with a registered population of 379, there were 41 positive tests for COVID -19 at New Year’s, with an additional 104 tests coming back negative in Gilman. There were zero to four hospitalizations registered at Gilman (the number suppressed with a ‘-999’ placeholder), alongside 30 hospitalizations not COVID related and 10 of unknown relationship. Finally, the seven-day positivity rate was 0.29 while the seven-day negative average was 0.14, with zero to four deaths tied to COVID in the Western Taylor County village. From Gilman, we move to Lublin, just off Highway 73 on County F. As of New Year’s Day in Lublin, there were eight tests registering positive out of a total of_cial population of 101 people, with an additional 33 tests coming back negative. The seven-day test average, positivity rate, and negative test rate were all at zero, and there were no new COVID tests. Hospitalization and death numbers were too small to of_cially quantify, being replaced with the placeholder signifying from zero to four, no further data forthcoming. Last but not least, there’s Thorp.

Long known for the cows which grace different areas of the city in artistic expression, the City of Thorp, Wisconsin registered 194 positive tests for COVID-19, with a corresponding 621 tests coming back negative. Out of four tests registered in the seven days prior to New Years, one came back positive and the other three negative, allowing for a seven-day positivity test rate of 0.71 with a seven-day negative test rate of 1.29. With a total population of 1,502 souls, the City of Thorp had registered 20 hospitalizations related to COVID over 2020, with an additional 156 not for COVID and 18 of unknown relation to the virus. There were 14 deaths tied to COVID-19 in Thorp over 2020. Additional information on COVID is available at dhs.wisconsin. gov, being updated daily at 2:30 p.m.