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Sawyer County health staff report rising COVID activity among youngest and oldest residents and note U.S. H5 outbreak in dairy herds
Summary
County public‑health reports show rising COVID‑19 activity concentrated among children under 5 and adults over 65; minutes also reference the CDC response to a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5) in U.S. dairy cows. The department announced preparedness activities and community events.
Sawyer County public‑health staff reported at the Aug. 6 meeting that COVID‑19 activity is increasing locally, with most cases concentrated among children under age 5 and adults over age 65.
Minutes also record that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is responding to a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5) involving dairy cows and other animals in the United States; the county's public‑health report referenced that national development.
Julie McCallum provided an update on the Birth‑to‑Three program. The department plans a full‑scale sheltering exercise and will host an open house to honor Eileen Simak (noted in the minutes as scheduled Aug. 5). The TRH Committee is compiling recommendations to bring to an Ad Hoc Committee next month.
The minutes do not provide case counts, hospitalization numbers, or operational thresholds beyond the age bands reported for COVID‑19 activity.
