Wisconsin reports 1 coronavirus death, 1,606 new cases on Sunday
FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2021, file photo, Aspen Valley Hospital clinical pharmacist Kelly Atkinson organizes the empty vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the command unit trailer set up next to the vaccination tent in the Benedict Music Tent parking lot in Aspen, Colo. Uncertainty over the pace of federal COVID-19 vaccine allotments triggered anger and confusion Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in some states where officials worried that expected shipments would not be forthcoming.[Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP]
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 1,606 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the state’s total to 521,794 since the start of the pandemic.
State health officials also reported one new death from the virus — just one day after Wisconsin tallied a single-day high of 128. A total of 5,451 people have died from COVID-19 in Wisconsin.
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A total of 213,056 vaccines have been administered in Wisconsin out of 373,100 doses shipped, and 30,805 residents have completed the COVID-19 vaccination series, according to DHS data.
Another 50 people were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 complications. So far 23,076 patients have required hospitalization.
So far 490,043 people have recovered or are recovering from COVID-19 infections, while 26,139 cases remain active.