COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 40 new deaths, 3,791 new cases

Thursday, Wisconsin health officials announced 40 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 5,079 deaths since the pandemic began.

Additionally, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported 99 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 22,070.

A total of 498,538 positive cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 3,791 new cases reported Thursday.

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As of Thursday, DHS reports that more than 2.88 million people have been tested in the state.

The state’s seven-day average positivity rate by person is at 31.9%.

DHS said the state has been allocated 420,200 vaccine doses, so far. Of those, 85,609 had been administered as of Thursday.

You can see the state’s complete COVID-19 report here.