Appleton sets another record number of new weekly COVID-19 cases for the third week in a row – Post-Crescent

APPLETON - The coronavirus pandemic continues to reach new heights in Appleton, as the city for the third week in a row set another record of newly reported cases of the virus.

From Monday, Sept. 7 through Sunday, new COVID-19 cases stood at 159, surpassing the previous week's all-time-high of 123 cases and the record 95 cases reported the week before that, according to the city's dashboard tracking the virus.

As of Sunday, the city's total case count stood at 1,007, with 255 residents who are currently in isolation and another 744 who previously had COVID-19 have now been released. Eight Appleton residents have died due to complications of the virus.

Of the 36 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday, 30 live in the Outagamie County portion of the city and six reside in Calumet County. Sixteen of the cases stem from close contact with another case, nine were acquired through community spread and 11 are still pending.

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Contact reporter Samantha West at 920-996-7207 or swest@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @BySamanthaWest.

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