The message from the head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force is a simple one: What you’re doing is not enough.
Doctor Deborah Birx says Wisconsin should look at what other states have done to flatten the curve and follow their lead. She says federal officials are most troubled by the rate of increase in the number of cases seen in this state.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported a new record for positive COVID-19 test results Wednesday at 7,497.
The state’s seven-day average of new cases is setting records almost every day. It’s currently at 6,209.
Full Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 7,497 (293,388)
Negative test results: 14,911 (1,964,779)
Patients hospitalized: 264 (13,771)
Deaths: 58 (2,515)
Patients who have recovered: 223,937 (76.3%)
Current active cases: 66,873