COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 52 new deaths, record-high 5,771 new cases
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]
Tuesday, Wisconsin health officials announced 52 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 2,102 deaths since the pandemic began.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also reported 247 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 11,844. 5% of those that have tested positive for COVID-19 in Wisconsin have been hospitalized.
A total of 238,067 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 5,771 new cases reported Tuesday.
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As of Tuesday, DHS reports that 2.1 million people have been tested in the state.
You can see the state’s complete COVID-19 report here.