By Robert Kennedy
MADISON, WI (WRN) â Wisconsin is nearing 5,000 deaths due to COVID-19.
The state Department of Health Services on Tuesday reported 95 COVID-19 related deaths, the most since December 22, bringing the toll to 4,979 lives lost since the start of the pandemic.
Of the people tested for COVID-19 over the past seven day, 31.9 percent were positive, according to DHS. That rate has been increasing.
The Wisconsin Hospitals Association also reported 1,102 hospitalized patients as of Tuesday, including 245 in ICUs.
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Wednesday COVID-19 numbers in Wisconsin
The number of Wisconsin lives lost COVID-19 in Wisconsin now exceeds 4800. The state Department of Health Services reported 2,755 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the average for the past seven days to 1,957 daily cases with a seven day positive test rate of just over 25 percent.
Today’s #COVID19 WI update, and a reminder. Along with these summary statistics, we encourage you to look at 7-day averages. Those smooth out day-to-day fluctuations and more clearly show the trends happening in our state: https://t.co/mAVfWJMI4Mpic.twitter.com/KIQ9WpQ8sY
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COVID-19 Monday: 2nd death of person under age 20, hospitalizations increase for third day, nursing home residents begin to receive vaccine
A second person in Wisconsin under the age of 20 has died of COVID-19. That individual was from Sheboygan County, and was among nineteen deaths included in Monday’s update from the state Department of Health Services.
Isai Morocho, a student at Madison East High School who died November 25, was the first person younger than 20 to die of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, where a total of 4,711 people have died since the start of the pandemic.
Weekend COVID-19 deaths exceed 100 in Wisconsin
More than 100 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in Wisconsin over the weekend.
The state Department of Health Services reported 84 coronavirus deaths on Saturday and 18 on Sunday, to raise the toll in Wisconsin to 4,417 since the start of the pandemic.
Today’s #COVID19 WI snapshot updates our numbers with those reported since yesterday. Remember, anyone who needs a test can get a test. If you have any symptoms or think you’ve been exposed, call your provider or log on to find a community testing site: https://t.co/PnFZSsB1EEpic.twitter.com/StJ5v7GDkS
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