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State confirms 886 more cases as positive test rate rises again

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The state of Wisconsin reported just over 3,300 new coronavirus tests on Tuesday, of which 886 were positive. The seven-day average of new cases per day jumped to 634.

The seven-day positive rate, which would be less subject day to day fluctuations in testing, rose to 3.5 percent.

The state reported eight new deaths on Tuesday, increasing the total death toll to 6,648.

The seven-day average of daily deaths remained steady at five.

Since March 2020, an additional 159 people have tested positive for COVID but died of other causes.

The state also reported Monday that just over 1.18 million Wisconsin residents have completed the COVID-19 vaccination series, more than 15,000 since Monday. Nearly 33,000 doses were reported over the past 24 hours. In all, more than 3.1 million vaccine doses have been administered to more than 1.94 million people.

The estimated number of active cases — diagnosed in the past 30 days — jumped to just over 7,560, about 1.3 percent of the 580,415 total cases confirmed in Wisconsin.