COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 14 new deaths, 516 new cases

Wisconsin health officials on Wednesday announced 14 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 6,524 deaths since the pandemic began.

Additionally, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported 76 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 26,630.

A total of 567,850 positive cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 516 new cases reported Wednesday.

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As of Wednesday, DHS reports that more than 3.22 million people have been tested in the state.

The state’s seven-day average positivity rate by test is at 2.1%.

DHS said the state has been allocated 2,140,265 vaccine doses so far. Of those, 1,779,404 had been administered as of Wednesday, and 626,472 people had completed the two-shot vaccine series.

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