MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — COVID-19 case averages in Wisconsin climbed slightly as the Labor Day weekend comes to an end.
The state Department of Health Services reported the seven-day average of new cases at 1,766, up from 1,702 on Friday at the start of the holiday weekend. There were 934 positive tests on Sunday. Test positivity averaged 8.1% over the previous seven days.
The state map showed all of Northeast Wisconsin counties in the “Very High” transmission category.
On Sunday, two deaths were reported, pushing the seven-day average to nine.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 671,463 total cases and 7,666 deaths.
DHS reported the percentage of residents having at least one dose at 55.3% (3,219,708 people). A total of 51.9% of the population (3,022,155 people) had completed their vaccine series.
