COVID-19 cases increased throughout the week in Wisconsin, although not quite to May levels
COVID-19 cases increased throughout the week in Wisconsin, although not quite to May levels Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The COVID-19 case count increased in Wisconsin throughout the week starting July 10, although the state hasn’t reached May levels quite yet, according to data from the state Department of Health Services.
The seven-day average of daily cases has been on a steady rise since the first week of July, after declining since mid-May, when the state averaged 2,200 cases a day.
The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported the highest number of COVID-19 patients since March on Thursday (430 patients), however that number dropped to 415 patients on Friday.
Track COVID and the vaccine in Wisconsin: See the latest data on cases, deaths and administered doses
Latest COVID-19 numbers
- New cases reported (Friday): 1,750
- New deaths reported (Friday), confirmed: 4
- New deaths reported (Friday), probable: 1
- New deaths reported (this week), confirmed: 17
- New deaths reported (this week), probable: 2
- Number hospitalized: 415 (intensive care: 53); up 57 patients from a month ago
- Seven-day average of daily cases: 1,556 (up 83 cases from one month ago)
- Seven-day average of confirmed daily deaths: 2 (down 2 deaths from a month ago)
- Seven-day average of new deaths reported within 30 days of death: 2 (down 1 death from a month ago)
- Seven-day average positivity rate: 13.4% of all COVID-19 tests given
- Total cases since the start of pandemic: 1,540,852
- Total confirmed deaths: 13,181
- Total probable deaths: 1,674
Latest vaccine numbers
- Total doses administered: 9,593,447
- Daily doses administered: 1,087
- Seven-day average of daily doses: 1,108
- Weekly doses administered: 3,977 (as of Friday)
- Total booster doses administered: 2,070,567
- Daily booster doses administered: 551
- Seven-day average of daily booster doses: 516
- Residents who have received one dose: 3,768,024 (64.6% of the population)
- Residents who are fully vaccinated: 3,584,416 (61.5% of the population)
- Residents who have received a booster dose: 2,042,179 (35% of the population)
- Residents ages 5 to 11 with at least one dose: 139,273 (28.5% of age group)
- Residents ages 12 to 17 with at least one dose: 276,542 (62.2% of age group)
- Residents ages 18 to 24 with at least one dose: 332,147 (61% of age group)
- Residents ages 25 to 34 with at least one dose: 480,100 (64.8% of age group)
- Residents ages 35 to 44 with at least one dose: 502,609 (69.6% of age group)
- Residents ages 45 to 54 with at least one dose: 502,703 (71.9% of age group)
- Residents ages 55 to 64 with at least one dose: 641,760 (78.3% of age group)
- Residents 65 and older with at least one dose: 892,890 (85.2% of age group)
Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS.
