MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Wisconsin’s rolling average of new coronavirus infections resumed its downward trend on Tuesday after a brief uptick on Monday.
The state Department of Health Services reported 376 new positive tests, or 13.5% of the 2,775 people tested. The seven-day average moved down to 314, its lowest level since it was at 304 last June 23.
Eight new deaths were linked to COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The seven-day average of deaths fell to four.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 608,959 confirmed cases and 6,998 deaths. DHS listed 595,882 people as having recovered from COVID-19.
Wisconsin’s vaccine allocation from the federal government increased to 5,328,515 doses on Tuesday, of which 5,067,919 had been administered. A total of 2,735,672 people (47% of the population) had received at least one dose and 2,391,907 (41.1%) had completed their vaccine series.
As a second vaccine option for those ages 12-17 became closer on Tuesday, data showed a total of 91,505 people in that age group had received at least one dose of vaccine. So far, the only vaccine approved for that age group has been the Pfizer/BioNTech product, but Moderna says its vaccine is safe for children 12 and older, and will ask for approval next month.
Find a vaccine provider near you
Current hospitalizations decreased on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported treating 225 COVID-19 patients, 29 fewer than on Monday and 91 fewer than a week earlier. Of those, 75 were receiving intensive care, down 12 in a day and six over the course of a week.
Northeast region hospitals reported 21 COVID-19 patients, down five since Monday and seven from a week earlier. ICU numbers moved back into single digits with seven patients, five fewer than on Monday and two fewer than a week earlier. In the Fox Valley region, numbers actually increased to 16 COVID-19 patients, up three over both a day and a week. There were four patients in ICUs, the most in more than three weeks. That number was one more than on Monday and four more than a week earlier.
