Summary:
- 1,220 new cases
- No new deaths recorded, 14 added to state system
- 15,720 total deaths;
- 562 hospitalized patients, 77 in ICU
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
On Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported an additional 1,220 new COVID-19 cases. The state has averaged 1,045 new cases per day in the last week.
On this day last year, there were 4,666 new cases, and a 7-day average of 3,843 cases per day. In 2020, 3,488 cases were recorded, with a 7-day average of 3,207 cases per day.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
No new deaths were recorded, but 14 were added to the state system, putting the total Wisconsin death toll at 15,720 overall. A lag in death reporting statewide has affected these numbers.
In Milwaukee County, there were 237 new confirmed cases reported and have been 329,787 total cases in the county since the pandemic began. The 7-day average in the county is 228 cases per day. Four deaths were attributed to Milwaukee County, putting the county death toll at 2,421 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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