Tuesday numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services paint a grim picture of the state’s battle with the coronavirus, as Wisconsin set new records for positive test results, patients who were hospitalized, and total deaths.
64 more deaths in the latest accounting beats the old record by 16. Until two weeks ago, no single day had reached 30 deaths in the Badger State.
The new number of confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 5,000 for the first time.
The rolling average of new cases-per-day is 3,975. Two months ago, the average was about 700 cases-per-day.
Full Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 5,262 (206,311)
Negative test results: 11,266 (1,789,158)
Patients hospitalized: 220 (10,636)
Deaths: 64 (1,852)
