MADISON, Wis. — With dozens of more Wisconsinites dead due to coronavirus complications, the state’s death toll is on the cusp of surpassing the 4,000 mark nine months into the pandemic.
At least 3,992* in Wisconsin have died due to COVID-19 since March, with 76 new deaths confirmed Wednesday. The state Department of Health Services also reported 215 more hospitalizations, an amount similar to Tuesday’s numbers. Of the state’s 11,194 hospital beds, 15% are available for new patients.
The seven-day positivity rate for new tests by person dropped one percentage point to 29.5%, while the seven-day equivalent for total tests by day fell to 12.8%.
State and county health officials recorded 3,250* new cases of the virus, which is below the seven-day rolling average of 3,853. The state’s lifetime total has reached 422,516* confirmed cases, and more than 54,000, or 12.9% of those cases remain active.
DHS has partnered with the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to test samples of wastewater across the state in search of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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*News 3 Now uses data from DHS and county dashboards to calculate daily cases and deaths. DHS posts new numbers daily at 2 p.m., and our newsroom continues to update our totals throughout the day with additional cases that individual counties report. By using a combination of state and county data, News 3 Now is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date COVID-19 coverage.
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