COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 18 new deaths, 733 new cases

Wisconsin health officials on Thursday announced 18 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 6,232 deaths since the pandemic began.

Additionally, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported 58 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 25,556.

A total of 557,722 positive cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 733 new cases reported Thursday.

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As of Thursday, DHS reports that more than 3.13 million people have been tested in the state.

The state’s seven-day average positivity rate by test is at 3.0%.

DHS said the state has been allocated 1,410,300 vaccine doses so far. Of those, 1,070,199 had been administered as of Thursday, and 288,747 people had completed the two-shot vaccine series.

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