COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 12 new deaths, 677 new cases
[KSTP]
Thursday, Wisconsin health officials announced 12 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 6,470 deaths since the pandemic began.
Additionally, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported 51 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 26,330.
A total of 565,808 positive cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 677 new cases reported Thursday.
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As of Thursday, DHS reports that more than 3.20 million people have been tested in the state.
The state’s seven-day average positivity rate by test is at 2.3%.
DHS said the state has been allocated 1,895,025 vaccine doses so far. Of those, 1,568,329 had been administered as of Thursday, and 548,343 people had completed the two-shot vaccine series.
You can see the state’s complete COVID-19 report here.