COVID-19 in Wisconsin: State records highest single day increase in deaths from COVID-19 since May
FILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Tuesday, April 21, 2020, U.S. health regulators OK'd the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S.[NIAID-RML via AP]
Wisconsin health officials on Tuesday announced 17 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 1,300 deaths since the pandemic began.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also reported 67 new hospitalizations, creating a total of 7,209 hospitalizations during the pandemic.
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A total of 119,955 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 2,367 new cases reported Tuesday.
As of Tuesday, DHS reports that 1,533,729 people have been tested in the state.
You can see the state’s complete COVID-19 report here.