More people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19 than ever before — 474 — and eight more have died as the effects of the recent spike in coronavirus spread begin to be felt in Wisconsin.
The state confirmed 1,682 new coronavirus cases Tuesday on just over 12,500 tests, for a positive test rate of 13.3 percent, considerably lower than yesterday’s 18.7 percent. Those results bring the total case count to 104.170, of which over 14,700 are considered active, about 300 more than Monday.
Today is the 18th day of the past 19 that the positive test rate has been over 10 percent.
Wisconsin’s positive test rate for the past seven days is now 16.26 percent, and the 14-day rate is up to 16.4 percent. Today’s data brings the seven-day average of new cases to 1,792 and the 14-day average to 1,603.
Eight new fatalities were reported today — four in Milwaukee County and one each in Brown, Dodge, Outagamie and Sheboygan Counties. Additionally, one death previously reported in Waupaca County was removed from the data, so the total death toll rose by seven to 1,251.
Wisconsin has averaged 4.43 deaths per day over the past week and 5.23 per day over the past two weeks.
The highest local new case count came in Winnebago County, with 238 new cases and 21 percent positive tests.
Other localities with higher case totals and positive tests rates include:
Brown County: 140 new cases, 25.78 percent positive tests
Burnett County: 61 new cases, 72.73 percent positive tests
Calumet County: 27 new cases, 39.68 percent positive tests
Dane County: 52 new cases, 1.72 percent positive tests
Dodge County: 27 new cases, 18 percent positive tests
Dunn County: 17 new cases, 11.97 percent positive tests
Eau Claire County: 33 new cases, 31.73 percent positive tests
Fond du Lac County: 14 new cases, 15.56 percent positive tests
Forest County: 10 new cases, 29.41 new cases
Grant County: 15 new cases, 30.61 percent positive tests
Green Lake County: 13 new cases, 22.03 percent positive tests
Jefferson County: 14 new cases, 6.8 percent positive tests
Kewaunee County: 31 new cases, 17.82 percent positive tests
La Crosse County: 76 new cases, 19.84 percent positive tests
Lincoln County: 16 new cases, 7.48 percent positive tests
Manitowoc County: 23 new cases, 100 percent positive tests
Marathon County: 31 new cases, 18.24 percent positive tests
Marinette County: 18 new cases, 26.09 percent positive tests
Oconto County: 18 new cases, 20.22 percent positive tests
Oneida County: 15 new cases, 13.89 percent positive tests
Outagamie County: 115 new cases, 16.38 percent positive tests
Ozaukee County: 23 new cases, 13.86 percent positive tests
Pierce County: 12 new cases, 15.19 percent positive tests
Portage County: 26 new cases, 12.75 percent positive tests
Racine County: 47 new cases, 8.25 percent positive tests
Rock County: 19 new cases, 33.33 percent positive tests
Sauk County: 16 new cases, 48.48 percent positive tests
Shawano County: 18 new cases, 7.09 percent positive tests
Sheboygan County: 28 new cases, 24.68 percent positive tests
Trempeleau County: 33 new cases, 46.48 percent positive tests
Walworth County: 26 new cases, 16.99 percent positive tests
Waukesha County: 99 new cases, 13.9 percent positive tests
Waupaca County: 14 new cases, 14 percent positive tests
Winnebago County: 122 new cases, 32.02 percent positive tests
Wood County: 15 new cases, 9.62 percent positive tests
The number hospitalized with COVID-19 on Tuesday jumped to 474, the most the pandemic began. The highest level of hospitalization to date was on April 9, with 446 hospitalized. Today’s total is 41 more than Monday and 131 more than a week ago — meaning the population of those hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased by 38 percent in one week. Of those, 134 were in ICUs, three more than Monday.
