COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 60 more deaths reported as state nears 400K cases
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]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Thursday reported 60 more deaths of COVID-19 as the state’s cumulative case count neared 400,000.
State health officials reported 4,618 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 399,708 since the start of the pandemic. So far 3,562 people have died from the virus in Wisconsin.
The DHS also reported 172 more patients were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 complications. As of the latest report, 1,780 patients were in the hospital with COVID-19, with 397 in intensive care. A total of 17,741 patients have required hospitalization in Wisconsin.
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Over the past week, the DHS has reported an average of 3,595 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 46 deaths per day. Additionally, an average of 31.7% of all people who have gotten tested in the past seven days were confirmed to be positive for COVID-19.
As of Thursday, 331,425 people have recovered or are recovering from COVID-19 and no longer need isolation, while 64,646 cases remain active.