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Wisconsin reports record-high 6,141 new cases, 62 deaths; positive test rate jumps to 33%

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After reporting more than 5,900 new coronavirus cases on each of the past two days, the state of Wisconsin reported a record-high 6,141 new cases Friday.

The seven-day positive test rate continued its rise, jumping a full point to 33 percent today, the highest yet.

The total number of cases ever confirmed in Wisconsin is now 256,066, of which about 55,700 — 21.75% — are considered active. That’s up by about 1,000 cases from Wednesday.

The number of people hospitalized increased by 13 to 1,787, a new high. That is 241 more than one week ago. Of those, a record-high 385 are in the ICU, nine more than yesterday. Five patients are currently housed at the alternate care facility in Milwaukee.

The seven-day average of new cases per day rose to 5,116. The seven-day average of deaths jumped from 35.14 to 40.57.

Sixty-two deaths were reported in 27 counties, bringing the total death toll to to 2,258. The deaths were reported in the following counties:

Milwaukee County 10
Brown County 5
Rock County 5
Waukesha County 4
Oneida County 4
Jefferson County 3
Portage County 3
Barron County 3
Manitowoc County 3
Dane County 3
Winnebago County 2
Eau Claire County 2
Marathon County 1
Grant County 1
Clark County 1
Dodge County 1
Kewaunee County 1
Outagamie County 1
Racine County 1
Shawano County 1
Taylor County 1
Bayfield County 1
Lincoln County 1
Marinette County 1
Oconto County 1
Richland County 1
Sauk County 1

All counties’ new case counts are below. Every county reported at least one new cases today; 68 counties reported more than 10. Milwaukee had the most with 835 cases.

Milwaukee County 835
Dane County 512
Waukesha County 437
Racine County 284
Brown County 252
Outagamie County 186
Chippewa County 170
Marathon County 164
Walworth County 161
Eau Claire County 160
Winnebago County 158
La Crosse County 139
Sheboygan County 134
Dodge County 133
Kenosha County 107
Fond du Lac County 107
Juneau County 107
Sauk County 101
Barron County 99
Rock County 95
Manitowoc County 92
Washington County 89
St. Croix County 86
Portage County 75
Waupaca County 72
Shawano County 70
Polk County 68
Ozaukee County 67
Wood County 65
Grant County 62
Dunn County 61
Oneida County 59
Clark County 58
Marinette County 58
Monroe County 57
Columbia County 53
Douglas County 51
Pierce County 49
Door County 43
Jefferson County 39
Calumet County 35
Lincoln County 33
Trempealeau County 31
Oconto County 30
Richland County 26
Jackson County 25
Lafayette County 23
Ashland County 22
Price County 21
Buffalo County 21
Crawford County 16
Sawyer County 16
Taylor County 16
Langlade County 16
Waushara County 15
Green County 15
Vernon County 15
Bayfield County 15
Forest County 14
Burnett County 13
Kewaunee County 13
Adams County 13
Rusk County 12
Washburn County 11
Marquette County 11
Vilas County 10
Menominee County 10
Green Lake County 10
Pepin County 7
Iowa County 6
Florence County 4
Iron County 1