MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Wisconsin’s rolling averages of new confirmed coronavirus infections and vaccinations have both fallen to levels not seen in several months.
The state Department of Health Services reported Monday that the seven-day average of new confirmed cases was at 74, its lowest level since March 24, 2020. The seven-day average of vaccinations was at 11,325, its lowest level since Jan. 10.
On Sunday, the most recent day for which data was available, DHS reported 23 confirmed positive tests and 0 deaths from COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 612,155 confirmed cases and 7,250 deaths in Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, a total of 2,889,247 people (49.6% of the population) had received at least one dose of vaccine and 2,639,398 (45.3%) had completed the vaccine series.
Hospitalizations continued to hit pandemic lows on Monday. The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported treating 107 COVID-19 patients, seven fewer than on Sunday and 18 fewer than a week earlier. Of those, 26 were in intensive care, down four in a day and 13 over the course of a week.
Northeast region hospitals had 16 COVID-19 patients, the same as on Sunday and one more than a week earlier. Five of those were in ICUs, up one in a day and flat over a week. In the Fox Valley region, there were two COVID-19 patients, down one over both a day and a week. One of those was in an ICU, the same as on Sunday and one more than a week earlier.
