Wisconsin surpasses 4,000 virus deaths
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 reported 50 new deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the state’s total to 4,041 since the start of the pandemic. The state reached the 4,000-death milestone just three weeks after hitting 3,000 deaths on Nov. 22.
The DHS also reported 4,059 confirmed cases of COVID-19. So far Wisconsin has recorded 434,016 coronavirus infections.
Another 142 people were admitted to the hospital with complications from COVID-19. According to the latest report from the DHS, there are currently 1,448 patients in the hospital with COVID-19, with 328 in intensive care. A total of 19,162 coronavirus patients have required hospitalization in Wisconsin.
Over the past week, Wisconsin has reported an average of 3,518 COVID-19 cases and 48 deaths per day. An average of 28% of all people who have been tested over the past seven days have tested positive for the virus.
To date, 381.633 people have recovered or are recovering from COVID-19 and no longer need isolation, while 48,267 cases remain active.