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State confirms 5,936 new cases — second straight record day — and 56 deaths

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In what Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm called a “crisis,” the state reported a record-high 5,936 new coronavirus cases Wednesday — a day after setting another record at 5,771.

The seven-day positive test rate continued its rise, reaching 31.1 percent today.

The total number of cases ever confirmed in Wisconsin is now 244,002, of which about 52,500 — just over 21.5% — are considered active. That’s up by about 2,000 cases from Tuesday.

The seven-day average of new cases per day rose to 4,834. The seven-day average of deaths jumped to 37.

Fifty-six deaths were reported in 20 counties, and two deaths previously reported in Sheboygan County were removed from the data, so the total death toll in Wisconsin rose by 54 to 2,156. The deaths were reported in the following counties:

Racine County 5
Kenosha County 5
Wood County 5
Shawano County 4
Milwaukee County 4
Waukesha County 4
Waupaca County 4
Calumet County 4
Eau Claire County 3
Marathon County 3
Washington County 3
Clark County 2
Manitowoc County 2
Dane County 2
Winnebago County 1
Outagamie County 1
Jefferson County 1
Brown County 1
Rock County 1
Langlade County 1

All counties’ new case counts are below. Every county reported at least four new cases today; 65 counties reported more than 10. Milwaukee had the most with 961 cases.

Milwaukee County 961
Brown County 408
Waukesha County 350
Washington County 245
Marathon County 228
Dane County 195
Outagamie County 193
Ozaukee County 175
Racine County 171
La Crosse County 170
Dodge County 150
Wood County 137
Winnebago County 136
Sheboygan County 134
Chippewa County 132
Kenosha County 105
Rock County 101
Fond du Lac County 97
Jefferson County 94
Dunn County 92
Eau Claire County 91
Waushara County 81
St. Croix County 80
Portage County 70
Barron County 70
Sauk County 63
Adams County 56
Jackson County 54
Vilas County 49
Lincoln County 48
Door County 46
Manitowoc County 45
Douglas County 45
Oneida County 45
Grant County 42
Waupaca County 41
Oconto County 38
Trempealeau County 38
Shawano County 38
Clark County 38
Calumet County 37
Marinette County 37
Walworth County 33
Columbia County 33
Pierce County 32
Marquette County 31
Green County 27
Monroe County 26
Bayfield County 24
Kewaunee County 21
Polk County 20
Vernon County 20
Iowa County 19
Buffalo County 18
Langlade County 18
Taylor County 17
Crawford County 17
Sawyer County 15
Juneau County 14
Ashland County 14
Forest County 14
Rusk County 13
Burnett County 13
Green Lake County 11
Price County 10
Richland County 9
Pepin County 8
Washburn County 8
Iron County 8
Lafayette County 7
Florence County 6
Menominee County 4