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Positive test rate drops to 2.2 percent; vaccines near 500,000

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The state of Wisconsin reported under 3,800 new coronavirus tests on Sunday, of which 464 were positive, for a positive test rate of about 12.3 percent. The seven-day average of new cases per day fell slightly to 626.

The seven-day positive rate, which would be less subject day to day fluctuations in testing, fell to to 2.2 percent, the lowest it’s been March 10 of last year.

No new deaths were reported Sunday, leaving the total death toll at 6,412. The seven-day average of daily deaths reported slipped to 18.

Since March, an additional 159 people have tested positive for COVID but died of other causes.

The state also reported Sunday that just over 486,000 Wisconsin residents have completed the COVID-19 vaccination series, more than 16,000 since Saturday. In all, more than 1.25 million vaccine doses have been administered to more than 900,000 people.

The estimated number of active cases — diagnosed in the past 30 days — fell to just over 7,700, about 1.4 percent of the 563,960 total cases confirmed in Wisconsin.