COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 495 new cases, 9 new deaths

Wisconsin health officials reported 495 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 32,556 positive cases.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) also reported nine new COVID-19 deaths, increasing the state’s total to 805.

The DHS said, as of Tuesday 601,012 people have tested negative.

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Of all cases in Wisconsin, 3,639 people have required hospitalization.

In total, 79% of patients have recovered, meaning 30 days passed since the onset of symptoms or their diagnosis or their release from isolation was documented.

Meanwhile, the DHS is retreating from its original plans to name businesses and other places where there have been at least two confirmed coronavirus cases after business groups and Republican lawmakers opposed the idea.

The department told local health officials in a call that it initially planned to start naming the businesses on its website as early as this week. That prompted blowback from the state chamber of commerce, the Wisconsin Grocers Association and the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.

Health department spokeswoman Elizabeth Goodsitt said Tuesday that the agency won’t post names online, but the information could still be obtained through open records requests.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.