Unvaccinated Wisconsinites 14 Times More Likely To Die Of COVID

MILWAUKEE, WI — Unvaccinated Wisconsinites were 14 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than people who were vaccinated, data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services showed.

People who weren't fully vaccinated were nearly five times more likely to be infected, 11 times more likely to be hospitalized and 14 times more likely to die from COVID-19 in October, state health services data showed.

Fewer than two vaccinated people died due to COVID-19 out of every 100,000 Wisconsin residents in October, compared with 27 unvaccinated people who died of the virus out of every 100,000 people.

Only 465 vaccinated people were infected with the virus out of every 100,000 Wisconsin residents, compared with 2,255 unvaccinated people who were infected out of every 100,000 people.

And 12 vaccinated people were hospitalized due to the virus out of every 100,000 Wisconsin residents, compared with 132 unvaccinated people who were hospitalized out of every 100,000 people, the data showed.

Health services posts infection, hospitalization and death data on the 15th of every month.

A total of 55.1 percent of Wisconsinites have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series, state health services data said. Just 58.1 percent of Wisconsinites have had at least one dose of a vaccine.

The following is a side-by-side comparison of cases, hospitalizations and deaths between fully vaccinated residents and those who are not fully vaccinated.