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Positive coronavirus test rate reaches 35%, hospitalization leaps over 2,000

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The state of Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 4,360 coronavirus cases Monday on just over 14,000 tests, a positive test rate of just over 30 percent.

Meanwhile, the number of people currently hospitalized jumped by 67 to 2,070, the highest yet. That’s 356 more than a week ago. Of those 2,003, 418 are in an ICU — 22 more than yesterday, and the first time over 400.

The seven-day positive test rate continued its rise, edging up to 35 percent, up from 34.4 yesterday, and the highest yet.

The total number of cases ever confirmed in Wisconsin is now 271,170, of which just over 59,000 — almost 22% — are considered active. That’s up by about 1,000 from Saturday.

The seven-day average of new cases per day fell slightly to 5,617. The seven-day average of deaths rose from 37.86 to 39.86.

Seventeen deaths were reported in 11 counties, bringing the total death toll to 2,329. The deaths were reported in the following counties:

Marathon County 4
Winnebago County 3
Chippewa County 2
Milwaukee County 1
Dodge County 1
Waukesha County 1
Rock County 1
Clark County 1
Fond du Lac County 1
Burnett County 1
Lafayette County 1

All counties’ new case counts are below. Milwaukee had the most with 732 cases.

Milwaukee County 732
Waukesha County 315
Dane County 274
Marathon County 186
Racine County 176
Outagamie County 151
Rock County 138
Winnebago County 123
Sheboygan County 123
Fond du Lac County 110
Dodge County 102
Kenosha County 100
Jefferson County 96
Eau Claire County 95
St. Croix County 91
Wood County 88
Washington County 87
Ozaukee County 67
Walworth County 67
La Crosse County 66
Sauk County 64
Calumet County 64
Columbia County 59
Barron County 58
Monroe County 51
Chippewa County 47
Portage County 46
Manitowoc County 44
Grant County 43
Polk County 42
Dunn County 41
Pierce County 35
Lincoln County 33
Shawano County 30
Door County 29
Oconto County 29
Clark County 29
Brown County 27
Juneau County 27
Iowa County 22
Ashland County 22
Trempealeau County 22
Waupaca County 19
Jackson County 19
Vernon County 18
Oneida County 18
Lafayette County 16
Bayfield County 16
Langlade County 15
Marquette County 15
Green Lake County 14
Taylor County 14
Waushara County 13
Richland County 13
Adams County 12
Crawford County 12
Green County 11
Vilas County 11
Marinette County 10
Sawyer County 8
Washburn County 8
Iron County 7
Price County 6
Pepin County 6
Forest County 5
Burnett County 4
Douglas County 4
Buffalo County 4
Florence County 4
Rusk County 4
Menominee County 3
Kewaunee County 0

At a press conference Monday, county and city leaders urged citizens to stay home, avoid gatherings and not to travel outside the county to attend gatherings.