Summary:
- 1,355 new cases
- No new deaths recorded, 9 added to state system
- 14,735 total deaths;
- 384 hospitalized patients, 62 in ICU
Source; Wisconsin Department of Health Services
On Friday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported an additional 1,355 new COVID-19 cases. The state has averaged 1,398 new cases per day in the last week.
On this day last year, there were 115 new cases, and a 7-day average of 83 cases per day. In 2020, 399 cases were recorded, with a 7-day average of 277 cases per day.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
There were no new deaths recorded, but 9 deaths added to the Department of Health Services system, putting the total Wisconsin death toll at 14,735 overall. A lag in death reporting statewide has affected these numbers.
In Milwaukee County, there were 274 new confirmed cases reported and have been 289,559 total cases in the county since the pandemic began. The 7-day average in the county is 289 cases per day. Two deaths were attributed to Milwaukee County, putting the county death toll at 2,353 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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