COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 1 new death, 513 new cases

Friday, Wisconsin health officials reported one new death related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 6,954 deaths since the pandemic began.

Additionally, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported 65 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 30,124.

A total of 605,376 positive cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 513 new cases reported Friday.

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As of Friday, DHS reports that more than 3.5 million people have been tested in the state.

The state’s seven-day average positivity rate by test is at 3.0%.

DHS said 4.81 million vaccine doses had been administered as of Friday, and over 2.26 million people had completed the two-shot vaccine series.

You can see the state’s complete COVID-19 report here.