Summary:
- 1,132 new cases
- No new deaths recorded, 4 added to state system
- 15,726 total deaths;
- 552 hospitalized patients, 82 in ICU
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
On Friday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported an additional 1,132 new COVID-19 cases. The state has averaged 1,053 new cases per day in the last week.
On this day last year, there were 4,159 new cases, and a 7-day average of 3,602 cases per day. In 2020, 3,501 cases were recorded, with a 7-day average of 3,133 cases per day.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
No new deaths were recorded, but four were added to the state system, putting the total Wisconsin death toll at 15,726 overall. A lag in death reporting statewide has affected these numbers.
In Milwaukee County, there were 314 new confirmed cases reported and have been 330,098 total cases in the county since the pandemic began. The 7-day average in the county is 240 cases per day. Two deaths were attributed to Milwaukee County, putting the county death toll at 2,423 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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