The state of Wisconsin reported a near-record-high 5,922 new coronavirus cases Thursday — a day after setting a record at 5,935.
The seven-day positive test rate continued its rise, reaching 32 percent today, the highest yet.
The number of people hospitalized increased by 27 to 1,774, a new high. That is 321 more than one week ago. Of those, a record-high 376 are in the ICU, 16 more than yesterday.
The total number of cases ever confirmed in Wisconsin is now 249,925, of which about 54,400 — just over 21.7% — are considered active. That’s up by about 2,000 cases from Wednesday.
The seven-day average of new cases per day rose to 4,972. The seven-day average of deaths fell slightly to 35.14.
Thirty-nine deaths were reported in 26 counties, and one death previously reported in Dane County was removed from the data, so the total death toll in Wisconsin rose by 38 to 2,194. The deaths were reported in the following counties:
La Crosse County | 3 |
Marathon County | 3 |
Milwaukee County | 3 |
Chippewa County | 2 |
Fond du Lac County | 2 |
Grant County | 2 |
St. Croix County | 2 |
Washington County | 2 |
Waukesha County | 2 |
Waupaca County | 2 |
Ashland | 1 |
Brown County | 1 |
Clark County | 1 |
Dodge County | 1 |
Jefferson County | 1 |
Kewaunee County | 1 |
Outagamie County | 1 |
Ozaukee County | 1 |
Portage County | 1 |
Racine County | 1 |
Rock County | 1 |
Shawano County | 1 |
Sheboygan County | 1 |
Taylor County | 1 |
Trempealeau County | 1 |
Winnebago County | 1 |
All counties’ new case counts are below. Every county reported at least one new cases today; 67 counties reported more than 10. Milwaukee had the most with 899 cases.
Milwaukee County | 899 |
Waukesha County | 438 |
Dane County | 332 |
Brown County | 291 |
Racine County | 243 |
Eau Claire County | 240 |
Dodge County | 194 |
Kenosha County | 186 |
Chippewa County | 174 |
Marathon County | 173 |
Washington County | 173 |
Outagamie County | 169 |
Winnebago County | 143 |
Fond du Lac County | 142 |
La Crosse County | 125 |
Rock County | 114 |
Walworth County | 113 |
Barron County | 92 |
Jefferson County | 88 |
Sheboygan County | 77 |
Portage County | 73 |
Sauk County | 68 |
Ozaukee County | 67 |
Dunn County | 63 |
Grant County | 63 |
Polk County | 57 |
Waupaca County | 53 |
Calumet County | 50 |
Clark County | 48 |
Monroe County | 48 |
Pierce County | 48 |
St. Croix County | 48 |
Iowa County | 44 |
Manitowoc County | 42 |
Marinette County | 42 |
Shawano County | 42 |
Trempealeau County | 41 |
Waushara County | 41 |
Columbia County | 36 |
Lincoln County | 36 |
Green County | 32 |
Jackson County | 26 |
Vernon County | 25 |
Juneau County | 24 |
Oconto County | 23 |
Rusk County | 22 |
Vilas County | 22 |
Crawford County | 21 |
Door County | 21 |
Wood County | 20 |
Menominee County | 18 |
Oneida County | 18 |
Sawyer County | 17 |
Pepin County | 16 |
Price County | 15 |
Buffalo County | 14 |
Burnett County | 14 |
Douglas County | 14 |
Forest County | 14 |
Lafayette County | 14 |
Kewaunee County | 13 |
Taylor County | 13 |
Ashland County | 12 |
Green Lake County | 12 |
Langlade County | 12 |
Washburn County | 12 |
Marquette County | 10 |
Iron County | 9 |
Richland County | 8 |
Adams County | 7 |
Bayfield County | 7 |
Florence County | 1 |