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Wisconsin reports 83 deaths as positive test rate falls slightly

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The state of Wisconsin reported 83 COVID deaths on Monday — including 15 in Waukesha County and 13 in Milwaukee County — and two previously reported fatalities were removed from the data, so the state’s total death toll rose by 81 to 3,887. An additional 75 people have tested positive for COVID but died of other causes. The seven-day daily death average slipped slightly to 55 while the 14-day average rose to 51.

Meanwhile the state reported 3,619 new coronavirus cases on just over 11,700 tests, for a daily positive test rate of about 30.9 percent, considerably lower than yesterday’s 42.9 percent.

The seven-day positive rate for all people tested slipped from 30.5 to 29.5, and the positive rate for all tests fell from 13.1 to 12.8. The number of active cases continued its steady decline and is now just under 54,600 — about 12.9 percent of the 421,916 total cases the state has confirmed to date.

The seven-day average of new cases per day fell slightly to 3,726.

The table below shows new cases, new cases per 100,000 residents and new deaths for each county. Click on the header of any column to sort the data by that column.