Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department

Resistance to contact tracing, negative social media complicating battle

Published by admin on Tue, 07/21/2020 - 2:37pm

Health officials working to contain the spread of COVID-19 are increasingly facing the additional challenges of negative social media backlash and a growing number of people refusing to cooperate with contact tracing.

It is not just a local problem.

“This is happening across the state as well,” said Vicki Dantoin, health officer for Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department, at a meeting of the Shawano County Board of Health Monday.

“We don’t know the solution. We don’t know how to fix that, but it’s becoming more of an issue,” she said.

Shawano County COVID cases continue to tick up

Published by admin on Tue, 06/09/2020 - 3:13pm

SHAWANO — Health officials are encouraging continued precautions against the spread of the coronavirus as confirmed cases in Shawano County continue to increase at a slow but steady rate.

Shawano County’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 59 on Monday, with the county averaging at least one new case every day.

“We’re not really out of the woods,” said Vicki Dantoin, health officer for the Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department. “We still have some stuff ahead of us.”

Shawano County’s ratio of positive cases to population works out to about 109.7 per 100,000.

Health department urges continued COVID precautions in wake of court decision

Published by admin on Thu, 05/14/2020 - 1:16pm

SHAWANO — The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department is continuing to urge residents to practice physical distancing and personal hygiene as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control in the wake of a state Supreme Court decision Wednesday striking down the governor’s Safer at Home order.

COVID cases likely to rise as more testing is done

Published by admin on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 2:12pm

SHAWANO — Increased testing is the most likely reason Shawano County saw a spike in confirmed coronavirus cases last week, according to health officials who reported a jump in the numbers over two days.

“There’s more testing happening across the board regionally, and also locally we’re trying to do more testing,” said Vicki Dantoin, director of the Shawano-Menominee Counties Public Health Department.

COVID-19 cases up to 10 in Shawano County

Published by admin on Wed, 04/29/2020 - 6:04pm

SHAWANO — Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department received word Tuesday that there are up to five COVID-19 cases associated with a business in Shawano County.

As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the county reported 10 confirmed cases in Shawano County, with eight in Oconto County and one confirmed in Menominee County.

Health department supports Safer at Home

Published by admin on Sat, 04/25/2020 - 5:53pm

Editor’s note: The following is a release from the Shawano-Menominee County Health Department.

SHAWANO — Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department announced that there have now been eight confirmed cases in Shawano County and one confirmed case in Menominee County. The true number of infected individuals is likely much higher than the actual number of positive (confirmed) cases.

Shawano County records sixth COVID case

Published by admin on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 8:57pm

Shawano County was reporting six confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Monday afternoon, up from five that had been confirmed as of last weekend.

As of Monday, the Shawano-Menominee Counties Public Health Department reported 210 tests for COVID-19 in Shawano County, with 182 coming back negative and 22 still pending.

In Menominee County, there have been 12 tests with 10 negative results and one positive. One test was still pending.

Officials have not released information on any of the patients or where in the two counties the coronavirus was contracted.

Shawano County records 5th COVID-19 case

Published by admin on Thu, 04/09/2020 - 3:39pm

Shawano County was reporting five confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday afternoon, up from four that had been confirmed as of Tuesday.

The Shawano-Menominee Counties Public Health Department reported its first case in Shawano County on April 3, and the first confirmed case in Menominee County on April 1.

Two more were confirmed in Shawano County on Monday and another on Tuesday.

Officials have not released information on any of the patients or where in the two counties the coronavirus was contracted.

Health department clarifies guidelines for religious observances

Published by admin on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 7:28pm

Editor’s note: The following questions and answers on religious practices was released today (Wednesday) by the Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department. Questions and answers were provided by the health department.

Shawano County records three COVID-19 cases

Published by admin on Mon, 04/06/2020 - 11:17am

Shawano County health officials Monday reported two more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to three.

The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department reported its first case in Shawano County on April 3, and the first confirmed case in Menominee County on April 1.

Officials have not released information on any of the patients or where in the two counties the coronavirus was contracted.

As of Monday, the health department reported 145 tests for COVID-19 in Shawano County, with 107 coming back negative and 35 still pending.