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By Logan Rude
Dec 31, 2020 8:55 PM
MADISON, Wis. More than 100 Wisconsinites have been hospitalized with COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Health officials said Thursday that 143 additional hospitalizations were reported since Wednesday afternoon. A total of 2,095 hospital beds, roughly 19% of the state’s total supply, are still available.
According to state and county data, at least 4,938 Wisconsinites have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. That’s an increase of 34 deaths since Wednesday.
Combined metrics from DHS and county health departments show an additional 4,031 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the state’s total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 481,451 .
Mobile coronavirus testing to target Milwaukee hot spots
The mobile testing site is being placed where COVID-19 is hitting Milwaukee communities hard.
MILWAUKEE - The City of Milwaukee has launched a mobile COVID-19 testing site on the city s north side a new tactic to tackle the pandemic.
Located near Custer Stadium near 44th and Fairmount, where city leaders say testing is needed the most, the mobile location ran from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Dec. 29. The goal is to boost testing in what has been a coronavirus hot spot.
The city contracted with a private company to run the drive-thru operation. Patients administer the tests themselves with a health care worker nearby to help with the process.
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