DHS: 626 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, 3 new deaths
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MADISON, Wis. - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 626 Wednesday, April 21, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 592,262.
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported three new deaths Wednesday, with a total of 6,721 deaths in the state.
Of the positive cases, 28,764 have required hospitalization (4.9%), while 576,288 have recovered (97.3%), making for 9,009 active cases (1.5%).
More than 2.8 million have tested negative.
More than 3.4 million have been tested.
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MADISON (WXOW) In its Wednesday update, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services provided figures that showed that 42,000 people are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Numbers from DHS show 2,368,010 people in the state have received at least one dose of the vaccine. That translates to 40.7 percent of state residents according to DHS. The figures show that 1,677,592 people, or 28.8 percent of the state s population, are now fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
In Western Wisconsin to date, 113,745 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine. It equates to 41.4 percent of the total number of people in Western Wisconsin. 83,138, or 30.3 percent, have completed the vaccine series.
Central Wisconsin COVID-19 update: 27.4% of Wood County residents fully vaccinated as of Monday Caitlin Shuda, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin will provide a weekly update on COVID-19 cases in central Wisconsin, including confirmed test results, new cases, deaths, negative test results and recovered patients, when available. The following information was provided Monday afternoon by local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Note: This update will run weekly on Tuesday mornings and will include updated numbers as of Monday afternoon each week. All increases to COVID-19 cases by county cover a one-week period.
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Wisconsin leads U.S. in using allocated vaccines, falls behind in percent of residents vaccinated
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Wisconsin continues to lead the nation in using its allocated supply of COVID-19 vaccines, but falls behind in the percent of residents vaccinated.
The state used 90.9 percent of its allocated supply of vaccines from the federal government, a number only beaten by New Hampshire, with 100 percent, according to Bloomberg.com s vaccine tracker on Monday.
Wisconsin is trailed when it comes to distributing its supply by Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota and the U.S. Virgin Islands.