Ashland County health officials reported that the county continues to have high COVID-19 case counts, with 82 new cases and four hospitalizations last week. Bayfield County’s transmission rate was categorized as critically high. Memorial Medical Center in Ashland has resumed restrictions on vistors as the facility nears capacity. Both ER and in-patient beds are in high demand, with beds being managed on an hourly basis. The majority of new cases are among unvaccinated people infected with the delta variant. Bayfield County said well over half its new cases are among the unvaccinated, and 64% are among people under the age of 40.