MILWAUKEE – The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose 934 on Saturday, Feb. 6, Wisconsin Department of Health (DHS) officials reported for a total of 549,155.
There were 6,052 deaths in the state, with 32 new deaths reported by state health officials on Saturday.
Of the positive cases, 24,824 required hospitalization (4.5%), while 527,575 recovered (96.1%), yielding 15,369 active cases (2.8%).
As for the COVID-19 vaccine, DHS officials reported on Saturday, February 6, that 740,526 doses had been administered. To date, 986,275 doses have been assigned to Wisconsin.
The DHS reported that 158,053 Wisconsin residents completed the two-shot COVID-19 vaccination series as of Saturday.
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