MADISON, WI (WTAQ) — More COVID-19 deaths were reported Wednesday than at any day within the last two months, according to numbers released by the state Department of Health Services.
DHS said 34 people died, the most since Feb. 25, when 52 deaths were reported. The seven-day average of deaths, which was at four as of last Thursday, increased to 12.
Notably, the reporting date of the deaths has no bearing on when, exactly, those patients died. According to preliminary DHS numbers, 24 people died of COVID-19 in the state between April 14th and April 26th.
DHS also reported 688 new confirmed cases, or 13.4% of the 5,123 people tested. The seven-day average of new cases crept up to 612, its third consecutive day of increase.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 596,552 confirmed cases and 6,807 deaths. DHS considers 580,517 people to have recovered from COVID-19.
Total vaccine doses administered in Wisconsin stood at 4,302,648 as of Wednesday. The number of people who have received at least one dose was 2,473,608 (42.5% of the population), while 1,889,058 (32.4%) have completed their vaccine series.
