COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 17 new deaths, record-high 3,747 cases reported

Thursday, Wisconsin health officials announced 17 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 1,553 deaths since the pandemic began.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also reported 138 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 8,892.

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A total of 162,325 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Wisconsin, with a new single-day record-high of 3,747 new cases reported Thursday.

As of Thursday, DHS reports that 1,742,169 people have been tested in the state.

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