129 others hospitalized for COVID-19 in Wisconsin; 9% of all cases remain active

MADISON, Wisconsin – More than 100 Wisconsinites were hospitalized with COVID-19 between Wednesday and Thursday, according to the State Department of Health Services.

At least 51 more people have died from coronavirus, bringing the statewide death toll to 4,360 *. DHS officials said there had also been 129 new hospitalizations since Wednesday afternoon. Of the state’s 11,117 hospital beds, 18% are available for new patients.

State and county health officials recorded 3,357 * new cases of the virus, which is higher than Wednesday’s tally and the seven-day moving average of 3,191. Although Thursday had an increase in confirmed cases, the general trend is still down in Wisconsin.

The state has reached a lifetime total of 448,803 * confirmed cases, 9% of which are still active.

According to DHS data, the majority of counties in Wisconsin have been labeled with “very high” activity levels for the spread of the disease. Seventeen counties remain at “extremely high” levels Wednesday night.

The seven-day positivity rate for new tests per person rose slightly to 27.8%, while the seven-day equivalent for the total number of tests per day fell to 10.3%.

Starting next week, Wisconsin health officials plan to use a volunteer smartphone app that will make it easier to find contacts.

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* News 3 now uses data from DHS and county dashboards to calculate daily cases and deaths. DHS releases new figures daily at 2 p.m., and our newsroom continues to update our totals throughout the day with additional cases reported by individual counties. Using a combination of state and county data, News 3 Now is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date COVID-19 coverage.