Wisconsin DHS: COVID-19 cases up 1,046; deaths up 14
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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MILWAUKEE - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 1,046 Thursday, April 8, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported, for a total of 582,843.
It is the first time new cases reported in a single day have surpassed 1,000 since Feb. 11.
There have been 6,667 deaths in the state, with 14 new deaths reported by state health officials Thursday.
Of the positive cases, 27,971 have required hospitalization (4.8%), while 567,745 have recovered (97.5%), making for 8,187 active cases (1,3%).
More than 2.7 million have tested negative. More than 3.3 million have been tested.
Off to a busy start, data institute responds to COVID and seeks director
The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute’s first two years have been nothing if not eventful.
Last spring, as the campus and state shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, AFIDSI responded to the need for mathematical modeling to guide policy decisions and public health outreach. Within weeks, the institute had convened a team of leaders and experts from across the U.S. The COVID-19 Research Group met daily in the early weeks of the pandemic, creating models and sharing findings as quickly as possible.
By Logan Rude
Apr 8, 2021 1:48 PM
MADISON, Wis. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has launched a new data dashboard breaking down the presence of COVID-19 variants throughout the state.
In addition to the total number of variant cases confirmed statewide, the new dashboard includes information about each variant’s prevalence in each of Wisconsin’s seven Health Care Emergency Readiness Coalition (HERC) regions.
“With new variants spreading in Wisconsin, we are updating our variant data page to include more detail about where these variants are being detected,” DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk said. “Because these new variants of concern spread more easily than the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, it is important to get vaccinated when you are able. Vaccines, along with our other public health practices, give the virus less of an opportunity to spread and mutate.”
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