MADISON, Wis. — On Tuesday, Wisconsin surpassed 120,000 all-time cases of COVID-19. On Saturday, the state surpassed 130,000 cases.
Combined data from state and county health dashboards showed an additional 2,417* cases of COVID-19 in the state, which makes Wisconsin’s total count of cases since the start of the pandemic 130,870*. The state’s record for since cases in a day is 2,947, which was set on Thursday.
DHS said the seven-day average percent positive is 17.5%.
Fourteen* more people died, which is a total of 1,374 in the state.
Eighty-two more people were hospitalized between Friday and Saturday, the Department of Health Services said. A total of 5.8% of people in the state with COVID-19 have required hospitalizations.
DHS said 105,373 people, or 80.6%, in Wisconsin have recovered from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
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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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