MADISON, Wis. The positive percentage of the new COVID-19 tests in Wisconsin remained below 3% on Wednesday, according to the latest data from the Department of Health Services.
The seven-day average percentage positive rose slightly to 2.8%. Despite the increase, the positive percentage remains relatively low compared to the beginning of the year, where the percentage was above 10%.
DHS officials said 1,237,867 doses of the vaccine were administered throughout Wisconsin, including 24,288 in the past day. More than 386,000 Wisconsinites received both doses of the shot, which is about 6.6% of the state’s population.
Health officials confirmed 747 new cases of the virus, higher than Tuesday’s score and the seven-day average of 617. The state reached a total of 561,311 confirmed cases, with 8,402, or 1.5% of the cases that are still active. .
At least 6,342 people died from coronavirus complications, and 25 new deaths were confirmed on Wednesday. According to DHS data, 55 people were admitted to hospital in the past day. Of the state’s 10,795 hospital beds, 20% are available for new patients.
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