Minus one COVID-19 death in La Crosse — four more hospitalized

No COVID-19 deaths in area Wisconsin counties Thursday. In fact, La Crosse’s death from Wednesday was transferred out of the county.

There were, however, two deaths in Winona and one in Houston.

It’s the 47th and 48th deaths of Winona County residents — the sixth in the past month but first since Jan. 13.

It’s the 14th death in Houston County — the first since Jan. 2.

In La Crosse, four more county residents were hospitlaized with COVID-19.

There were also 30 new cases Thursday, bringing the daily average over the past week to 38.0. Last week, that average was 55.

There have now been a total of 362 county residents hospitalized with the virus — 43 this month. Last month there were 71. In November, there were 148, which is the most during the pandemic.

Here’s a look at new cases, the average the past week, total and active cases, as well as current hospitalizations in surrounding counties for Thursday:

County	New	Avg.	Total	Active	Hospitalized
VERNON	6	5.0	1,685	57	2
TREMP	14	12.3	3,226	199	6
MONROE	38	21.6	3,899	210	4
JACKSON	7	4.9	2,525	54	5
WINONA	19	11.4	3,919	NA	NA
HOUSTON	18	8.3	1,390	NA	NA
FILLMORE	10	6.4	1,253	NA	NA

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Here are Wednesday’s daily statewide stats:

THURS.	CASES	HOSPITAL	DEATHS
Wisconsin	2177	82	45
Minnesota	1292	68	32
Iowa	1656	66	51

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Here’s a look at the state’s daily averages the past seven days, compared to averages from a week ago:

WISCONSIN
CASES — NOW: 1731, LAST WEEK: 2492
HOSPITALIZATIONS — NOW: 92, LAST WEEK: 105
DEATHS — NOW: 45, LAST WEEK: 30

MINNESOTA
CASES — NOW: 1281, LAST WEEK: 1780
HOSPITALIZATIONS — NOW: 80, LAST WEEK: 82
DEATHS — NOW: 27, LAST WEEK: 35

IOWA
CASES — NOW: 1125, LAST WEEK: 1339
HOSPITALIZATIONS — NOW: 68, LAST WEEK: 77