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 |