COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 42 new deaths, 1,525 new cases

Tuesday, Wisconsin health officials announced 42 new deaths related to COVID-19, moving the state’s total to 5,512 deaths since the pandemic began.

Additionally, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reported 114 new hospitalizations, moving the total number of hospitalizations during the pandemic to 23,244.

A total of 524,402 positive cases of COVID-19 have now been confirmed in Wisconsin, with 1,525 new cases reported Tuesday.

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As of Tuesday, DHS reports that more than 2.96 million people have been tested in the state.

The state’s seven-day average positivity rate by person is at 23.9%.

DHS said the state has been allocated 779,800 vaccine doses, so far. Of those, 248,185 had been administered as of Tuesday.

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