Summary:
- 10,288 new cases;
- 2 new deaths; 44 added to the system
- 10,198 total deaths;
- 2,002 hospitalized patients, 464 in ICU
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported an additional 10,288 new COVID-19 cases. The state has averaged 6,260 new cases per day in the last week.
Wednesday's total is far and away a new high number of cases in a day for Wisconsin. On December 29, the previous record was reached with 7,914 cases reported that day. Prior to that, the state had not seen new case numbers in record territory since November of 2020.
On this day last year, there were 3,369 new cases, and a 7-day average of 2,482 cases.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
There were 2 new deaths, but 44 total deaths added to the Department of Health Services system, raising the total Wisconsin death toll to 10,198. A lag in death reporting statewide has affected these numbers.
In Milwaukee County, there were 3,649 new confirmed cases reported and have been 196,088 total cases in the county since the pandemic began. The 7-day average in the county is 2,031 cases per day. 4 of the deaths added to the system were in Milwaukee County, putting the death toll at 1,824since the beginning of the pandemic.
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