COVID-19 cases back on the rise

After the month of October in which the number of new COVID-19 cases was steady from week-to-week, there has been an increase of cases again in November.

There were 381 new COVID-19 cases reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in October with the weekly totals ranging from 85 to 91. November has shown an increase with 242 cases having been reported as of Monday of this week — halfway through the month.

The Trempealeau County Health Department showed an increase as last week progressed, with 75 new cases being reported after Wednesday — including a high mark of 75 on Wednesday. 

The Osseo area has been hit the hardest as the DHS reported 50 new cases amongst residents with Osseo zip codes over the past two weeks. Arcadia had had 39 new cases the last two weeks while Trempealeau has had 31; Whitehall, 27; Independence, 24; Galesville, 23; Strum, 21; Eleva, 17; Blair, nine and Ettrick, seven.