MADISON, Wis. — Health care providers throughout Wisconsin have now administered more than 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
According to the latest data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, a total of 2,516,716 doses have been administered since the first doses arrived in December 2020.
As of Thursday, a total of 1,586,619 people, roughly 27.3% of the state’s population, had received at least one shot. A total of 917,203 people, 15.8% of Wisconsinites, are now fully vaccinated.
The latest vaccine progress comes as the state’s seven-day average for percent positive by test sat at 2.5% for the second day in a row.
Statewide, health officials confirmed 537 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s lifetime total number of cases to 574,436. DHS confirmed 776 new cases of the virus on Wednesday. Of all the state’s positive COVID-19 tests, only 6,600 of them, roughly 1% of all cases, are still active.
Officials confirmed an additional two deaths Thursday, bringing the death toll in Wisconsin to 6,599 people. An additional 60 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the past day, down from Wednesday’s count of 72 new hospitalizations.
During his first new conference since taking office, President Joe Biden said Thursday his administration’s new goal is to get 200 million shots in arms by the end of his first 100 days in office. The administration previously set a goal of 100 million shots in the first 100 days. That goal was reached on Friday.
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