The state of Wisconsin reported just under 2,200 new coronavirus tests on Wednesday, of which 294 were positive, for a positive test rate of just over 13 percent. The seven-day average of new cases per day rose to 437.
The seven-day positive rate, which would be less subject day to day fluctuations in testing, held at 2.0% for the fourth consecutive day.
The state reported no new deaths on Monday, holding the total death toll at 6,536. The seven-day average of daily deaths held at eight.
Since March 2020, an additional 159 people have tested positive for COVID but died of other causes.
The state also reported Monday that more than 709,000 Wisconsin residents have completed the COVID-19 vaccination series, more than 10,000 since Sunday. In all, more than two million vaccine doses have been administered to more than 1.25 million people.
The estimated number of active cases — diagnosed in the past 30 days — held at just over 6,500, about 1.15 percent of the 567,850 total cases confirmed in Wisconsin.
