MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Over a thousand new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state of Wisconsin on Thursday, continuing a rise in case levels in recent weeks.
State officials reported 1,046 cases today along with 14 more deaths.
The positives were 17.9% of the 5,846 total tests completed. The seven-day average of new cases rose to 733. That number has more than doubled since March 11, when it was 363.
DHS also announced 14 new deaths linked to COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The seven-day average rose to six deaths per day.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 582,843 confirmed cases and 6,667 deaths. DHS lists 567,745 people as having recovered from COVID-19.
The 7 day average has risen to 733 cases, a 100% increase since March 10th.
Over three million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed and one-in-three Wisconsinites have been vaccinated.
