COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 16 new deaths, 138 new hospitalizations
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 Friday announced 16 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 1,440 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 8,199.
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A total of 144,818 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 2,988 new cases reported Friday.
As of Friday, DHS reports that 1,663,480 people have been tested in the state.
You can see the state’s complete COVID-19 report here.