MADISON, Wis. — Although the number of new COVID-19 cases has declined in Wisconsin, there were still dozens of hospitalizations confirmed Monday.
The state Department of Health Services said 82 people have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours. Out of the state’s 11,012 hospital beds, 22% are available for new patients. As of Monday morning, there are no patients admitted to the Alternate Care Facility at State Fair Park.
At least 4,794* have died of coronavirus complications since the start of the pandemic, with 26 new deaths confirmed Monday.
State and county health officials recorded 1,468* new cases of the virus, a noticeable drop compared to Sunday’s count. Wisconsin has reached a lifetime total of 472,495* confirmed cases, and roughly 29,000, or 6.1% of those cases are active.
DHS officials said the seven-day positivity rate of new tests by person went up slightly to 24.6%, while the seven-day equivalent for total tests by day is at 8.2%.
The rapid-response COVID-19 testing sites across University of Wisconsin System campuses have been extended until next month.
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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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