COVID-19 in Wisconsin: Deaths and confirmed cases slightly down after mid-week spike
In this April 2, 2020, file photo a nurse holds a vial and a swab at a drive-up coronavirus testing station at a hospital in Seattle. A federal report due out Monday, April 6, finds that three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.[AP/ Ted S. Warren]
Wisconsin health officials on Friday announced five new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 1,353 deaths since the pandemic began.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also reported 97 new hospitalizations, creating a total of 7,506 hospitalizations during the pandemic.
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A total of 127,906 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 2,745 new cases reported Friday.
As of Friday, DHS reports that 1,573,477 people have been tested in the state.
Wisconsin’s seven-day average testing positivity rate is at 9.3%.
You can see the state’s complete COVID-19 report here.