COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 6,058 new cases, 12 more 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 6,058 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the state’s cumulative case count to 312,369.
The state added another 12 deaths from the virus. To date, 2,637 people have died of COVID-19 complications in Wisconsin.
Over the past seven days, Wisconsin has averaged 6,422 new COVID-19 cases and 46 virus deaths per day. Additionally, an average of 18.4% of all tests administered in the past week have come back positive, and 36.5% of those who were tested were confirmed to have COVID-19.
According to the DHS data, an additional 155 people were admitted to the hospital to be treated for COVID-19. Currently, there are 2,034 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, with 435 in intensive care. A total of 14,381 COVID-19 patients have needed hospitalization in Wisconsin.
So far 240,075 people have recovered from the illness and no longer require isolation, while 69,594 cases remain active.