Three more Winnebago County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 21 as of Sunday evening.
The county's breakdown of patients by age and gender shows that seven of the patients are in their 50s. Four are in their 60s. Three are in their 30s and in their 40s. Two are in their 70s. One is between 20 and 29, and one is over 80.
Eleven are male, and 10 female.
The county said the count does not include data from the city of Menasha or the city of Appleton, which both extend into other jurisdictions.
Separately the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported a statewide increase of 155 cases to a total of 2,267. A total of 68 Wisconsin residents have died from COVID-19 as of Sunday afternoon, an increase of 12 from the day before.
Police called to 14 locations for social distancing
The Oshkosh Police Department issued 14 warnings Saturday to encourage residents to adhere to the state’s “safer at home” order. This was the largest number of warnings given out on a single day since Gov. Evers urged citizens to stay indoors and away from large groups on March 25.
Social distancing measure remains at “C”
As of Sunday Winnebago County residents have maintained a “C” grade for social distancing, according to an analysis from Unacast, a company that specializes in GPS-based location data.
As of 10:17 a.m., the company said it detected a 25% to 40% decline in average mobility based on distance traveled, which equates to a “D,” and a 65% to 70% decrease in nonessential visits, which equates to a “B.”
Schraa volunteers as poll worker
Rep. Michael Schraa, whose 53rd Assembly District wraps around and takes in parts of Oshkosh, said Sunday that he plans to volunteer as a poll worker for Tuesday’s spring election.
His announcement, described on his Facebook page, comes as Oshkosh Mayor Lori Palmeri has joined with mayors from around the state in calling on the Evers administration to stop in person voting in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We implore you to implement all emergency measures necessary to control the spread of COVID-19, a communicable disease,” reads the text of the letter as posted by WBAY. “Specifically, we need you to step up and stop the state of Wisconsin from putting hundreds of thousands of citizens at risk by requiring them to vote at the polls while this ugly pandemic spreads.”
Schraa, a Republican, said he was not “the least worried” about serving as a poll worker, although he also said that everyone working “will be taking extreme cautionary measures to stay safe and keep the public safe.”
According to Schraa, “All of my family is compromised in some way. Yet, I feel comfortable enough to sit at the town of Oshkosh for [seven hours] and help.”
Poll workers will be “regularly washing and sanitizing our hands. Many people will elect to wear face masks,” Schraa said.
“Our election process and responsibility is something every American should never take for granted and we should all strive to do our duty and make sure people are allowed to vote for their representation,” he added.
Palmeri and eight other mayors, representing more than 1 million residents, disagree strongly about the safety of in person voting. “We believe it would be irresponsible and contrary to public health to conduct in-person voting throughout the state at the very time this disease is spreading rapidly,” their letter says.
