By Ta’Leah Van Sistine, community reporter/editor
Chippewa County remains at a severe COVID-19 risk level this week, as the number of virus cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to “climb quickly.”
Angela Weideman, the public health director/health officer for the Chippewa County Department of Public Health, said at a virtual press conference on Thursday that there has been a surge of young, healthy adults being hospitalized, and some dying, from COVID-19.
Since the department’s briefing a week earlier, there have been 223 more COVID-19 cases and three more deaths related to the virus, according to Nikki Hoernke, the department’s public information officer.
Weideman added that as of Thursday, 93% of intensive care unit beds are in use in the northwest region of Wisconsin.
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