COVID-19 in Wisconsin: Record-breaking 6,141 cases reported, 62 new deaths
In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo, Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health nurses Crys Kuntz, left, and Sara Nelson confer inside the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, N.D., where vehicles were lined up for the weekly drive-thru COVID-19 testing.[Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File]
Wisconsin health officials on Friday announced 62 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 2,256 deaths since the pandemic began.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also reported 244 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 12,554.
A total of 256,065 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 6,141 new cases reported Friday.
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As of Friday, DHS reports that 2.15 million people have been tested in the state.
The state’s seven-day average positivity rate by person is at 33%.
You can see the state’s complete COVID-19 report here.