More people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 than ever before — 574 — and records were also set today in new cases confirmed, positive test rate and active cases.
The state confirmed 2,817 new coronavirus cases Saturday on just under 12,600 tests, for a positive test rate of 22.4 percent. Those results bring the total case count to 113,645, of which over 18,252 are considered active, about 1,100 more than Tuesday.
Today is the 22nd day of the past 23 that the positive test rate has been over 10 percent.
Wisconsin’s positive test rate for the past seven days is now 17.56 percent, and the 14-day rate is up slightly to 16.9 percent. Today’s data brings the seven-day average of new cases to 2,012 — the first time it’s been over 2,000 — and the 14-day average to 1,882.
Seven new fatalities were reported today — two in Dodge County and one each in Florence, Green, Milwaukee, Sheboygan and Winnebago Counties — bringing the total death toll to 1,281.
Wisconsin has averaged 5.71 deaths per day over the past week and 5.46 per day over the past two weeks.
The highest local new case count came in Milwaukee County, with 323 new cases and 29.2 percent positive tests.
Other localities with higher case totals and positive tests rates include:
Barron County: 12 new cases, 8.51 percent positive tests
Brown County: 279 new cases, 59.11 percent positive tests
Burnett County: 15 new cases, 7.29 percent positive tests
Calumet County: 93 new cases, 46.04 percent positive tests
Clark County: 11 new cases, 33.33 percent positive tests
Columbia County: 30 new cases, 36.59 percent positive tests
Dane County: 143 new cases, 16.27 percent positive tests
Dodge County: 24 new cases, 14.04 percent positive tests
Door County: 14 new cases, 48.28 percent positive tests
Douglas County: 24 new cases, 77.43 percent positive tests
Dunn County: 26 new cases, 55.32 percent positive tests
Eau Claire County: 64 new cases, 16.67 percent positive tests
Fond du Lac County: 60 new cases, 26.32 percent positive tests
Forest County: 12 new cases, 38.71 percent positive tests
Grant County: 27 new cases, 8.91 percent positive tests
Green County: 10 new cases, 8.33 percent positive tests
Green Lake County: 17 new cases, 30.36 percent positive tests
Jackson County: 12 new cases, 44.44 percent positive tests
Jefferson County: 63 new cases, 21.58 percent positive tests
Kenosha County: 48 new cases, 31.17 percent positive tests
Kewaunee County: 30 new cases, 33.71 percent positive tests
La Crosse County: 44 new cases, 37.29 percent positive tests
Langlade County: 11 new cases, 26.83 percent positive tests
Lincoln County: 20 new cases, 14.81 percent positive tests
Manitowoc County: 51 new cases, 36.17 percent positive tests
Marathon County: 78 new cases, 34.51 percent positive tests
Marinette County: 30 new cases, 19.48 percent positive tests
Marquette County: 13 new cases, 24.07 percent positive tests
Monroe County: 19 new cases, 15.83 percent positive tests
Oconto County: 61 new cases, 38.13 percent positive tests
Oneida County: 16 new cases, 16.49 percent positive tests
Outagamie County: 222 new cases, 48.9 percent positive tests
Ozaukee County: 25 new cases, 16.13 percent positive tests
Portage County: 44 new cases, 73.33 percent positive tests
Price County: 15 new cases, 27.27 percent positive tests
Racine County: 82 new cases, 13.31 percent positive tests
Rock County: 26 new cases, 9.06 percent positive tests
Sauk County: 17 new cases, 28.81 percent positive tests
Shawano County: 59 new cases, 19.67 percent positive tests
Sheboygan County: 19 new cases, 6.81 percent positive tests
St Croix County: 17 new cases, 7.2 percent positive tests
Trempeleau County: 13 new cases, 14.94 percent positive tests
Walworth County: 29 new cases, 11.93 percent positive tests
Washington County: 37 new cases, 9.87 percent positive tests
Waukesha County: 179 new cases, 25.5 percent positive tests
Waupaca County: 24 new cases, 19.35 percent positive tests
Waushara County: 11 new cases, 15.28 percent positive tests
Winnebago County: 190 new cases, 42/41 percent positive tests
Wood County: 33 new cases, 14.22 percent positive tests
The number hospitalized with COVID-19 on Tuesday jumped to 574, the most the pandemic began and the fourth consecutive day over 500. Today’s total is 15 more than Friday and 212 more than a week ago — meaning the population of those hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased by 59 percent in one week. Of those, 161 were in ICUs, 14 more than Thursday.
While much of the growth in new cases continues to be driven by infections in younger people, the trend is shifting. In the week from Sept 6 – 13, new cases in those aged 18-24 went down by 18.7 percent, while every other age group increased — those aged 0-17 went up by 38.7 percent in that week, 25-24 went up 35 percent, 45-54 went up 32.76 percent, 55-64 went up 30.54 percent and those aged 65 and older went up 27.5 percent.
