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A 44th La Crosse County resident has died because of COVID-19, according to the county health department’s Coulee COVID-19 Collaborative webpage.
The county has reported 16 deaths in the past month, including seven in December.
The county has also eclipsed 9,000 total confirmed cases of the virus with 67 new cases reported Friday, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
It took 13 days for the county to record its most recent 1,000 new cases, two days slower than the previous 1,000.
The county has averaged 65.57 new cases per day over the past seven days, down from 78.29 on Thursday and 106.14 a week ago. Meanwhile, Friday’s daily positivity rate was 30.32%, marking the 54th day in a row with a daily positivity rate above 10%.
Total confirmed cases are up to 9,015, which grows to 9,378 when including probable cases.
Of Friday’s cases, seven were people ages 10-19, 13 were people in their 20s, six were in their 30s, 10 were in their 40s, 13 were in their 50s, eight were in their 60s, five were in their 70s, five were in their 80s and one was a person at least 90 years old. DHS also removed one case of a person age 0-9.
The county’s seven-day positivity rate dropped again Friday, while the 14-day rate rose slightly. The seven-day rate is at 25.89%, down from 28.15% on Thursday and 39.78% a week ago. The 14-day rate is at 33.01%, up from 32.46% on Thursday but down from 36.66% a week ago. Total positivity is up to 17.42%.
State data
Another 3,858 cases were confirmed for a running total of 429,957 positives. Negative tests have reached 2,231,765, up 7,187 from Thursday.
Hospitalizations rose by 145, with 19,020 Wisconsinites ever hospitalized for COVID-19, and 47 new deaths were reported, bringing fatalities to 3,991.
IN PHOTOS: Local community members wear face masks
Jim Falls, Wis.
My granddaughter Johana and I - Getting through COVID-19 pandemic - "We can do it!"
La Crescent, MInn.
This is my 3 year old son Julian. I like to get my kids their favorite color and/or character to make it a little more fun to wear.
Working at the Tomah VA serving our Veterans during this pandemic!
In My Family We all Wear Our Masks Cindy And Baby V
mask made by fellow West Salem High School chemistry teacher
La Crosse punk
"My band had some masks printed to add to our merchandise line-up! Zammek - La Crosse Punk"
Lace for a lady
Caring for the community
A retired state social worker and her daughter who is a public school teacher say, “wearing masks when out and about is a simple and loving thing to do for your community.”
A mask with bling
Fancy that - a mask with bling!
Dinner guests
Having dinner guests together at home. Left to right, Don Smith, Mary Rohrer, and Nancy Korn Smith. We asked our readers to show off their masks for all to see. Use a form at https://go.lacrossetribune.com/Photos and send photos our way. We’ll put them in galleries that we will share on social media, and we’ll publish some of them in our papers.
A Friendly smile
"I intended this to my likeness and a friendly everyday mask. I was disappointed when i received it. Frankly, it's ridiculous...so I'll give readers a good laugh."
October 6: GIrls WIAA Division 2 sectional golf
Aquinas’ Alexis Smith hits an approach shot at the WIAA Division 2 girls golf sectional at Drugan’s Castle Mound in Holmen.
October 2: Edgar vs Onalaska
The Onalaska dance team performs at halftime.
October 2: Edgar vs Onalaska
Masked spectators watch the game.
September 22: Aquinas vs Onalaska
JB Weiser makes a save for Aquinas.
September 17: Westby vs Aquinas
Aquinas’ Lauren Kelsey, left, and Victoria Nolte attempt a block on Westby’s Macy Stellner.
September 17: Westby vs Aquinas
Aquinas’ Victoria Nolte serves.
September 17: Westby vs Aquinas
The Westby tem celebrates a point won.
Holmen school lunches
Heather Mathwig, right, and Analise Smith with the Holmen School District Nutrition Department bag individual pizzas at Holmen Middle School.
Noodles & Company
Menche Evans cooks in the kitchen at the new Noodles & Company in Onalaska.
September 10: Dover-Eyota vs. La Crescent-Hokah
La Crescent-Hokah girls soccer head coach Jake Smith talks with player Olivia Meyer.
Onalaska Football
Onalaska head coach Tom Yashinsky runs football practice.
College during COVID
Western Technical College student Emery Thompson has his temperature taken by human resources department employee Jackie Kettner before entering the bookstore.
College during COVID
Face mask wearing students walk to and from classes on the first day of the fall semester on the UW-La Crosse campus.
Vice President Pence at Dairyland
Attendees give applause during the "A Stronger America Workforce" event at Dairyland Power Cooperative.
Vice President Pence at Dairyland
A woman in attendance for the "A Stronger America Workforce" event at Dairyland Power Cooperative with Vice President Mike Pence wears a patriotic facemask.
Scooping up smiles
Marty Diersen with the Sweet Shop hands a cone to Joy Benson, a member of Logan High School’s class of 1969, dressed as the children’s book character Raggedy Ann.
Emily Pyrek can be reached at emily.pyrek@lee.net.
Emily Pyrek
Community health reporter
Emily Pyrek covers health and human interest stories for the La Crosse Tribune.
Eric Lee
Sports reporter
Eric Lee is a sports writer with the La Crosse Tribune. He can be reached at 608-791-8228.
