MADISON, Wis. — The positive percentage of new COVID-19 tests has remained below 3% for over a month, according to the state Department of Health Services.
The recent streak is a substantial one, as the 7-day positivity rate was as high as 17.6% back in mid-November. As of Wednesday afternoon, the seven-day average percent positive by test was at 2.2%.
DHS officials said the last time the average hit 3% was Feb. 15.
A total of 2,089,819 doses of the vaccine have been administered throughout Wisconsin, including 33,367 in the past day.
More than 22% of the state’s population have received at least one dose, while 12.9% have been fully vaccinated. That accounts for 1,306,478 and 738,714 people, respectively.
Health officials recorded 318 new cases of the virus, which is below Tuesday’s count and the seven-day rolling average of 411. The state has reached an all-time total of 570,730 confirmed cases, with roughly 6,300 cases still active.
Fifteen more people have died of coronavirus complications, bringing the statewide death toll to 6,554. Another 53 people have also been hospitalized within the past day.
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