MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – New COVID-19 cases remain low Sunday in Wisconsin, one day after the state surpassed 5 million total vaccinations administered.
For the second straight day the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is reporting under 300 new cases with 147 on Sunday. Saturday’s total was 293.
As new daily case totals have been trending downward, so has the seven-day case average, which decreased to 324 Sunday.
No new COVID-19 deaths were reported Sunday by the DHS as the total remains at 6,989.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 608,432 confirmed cases and over 2.9 million negative test results.
The DHS considers 595,090 people to be recovered from COVID-19, which represents 97.9% of all confirmed cases.
Health officials say 20,937 more COVID-19 vaccinations were administered Sunday, as the total is now 5,044,653.
Through the week of May 16, 150,982 total doses were administered, nearly 17,000 less than the week before.
The total number of residents who have received at least one vaccine dose is now 2,723,373, or 46.8% of the state’s population. Nearly 83% of all residents 65 and older have received at least one dose.
Just under 41% of total residents are fully vaccinated, or 2,381,053 people.
