COVID In Wisconsin: Hospitalizations Increase By 80
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Sunday that hospitalizations due to complications from the coronavirus increased by 80 in the last day, although the number of daily cases continued to decline.
Officials reported 2,446 new virus cases, for a total of 486,531 since the pandemic began. The COVID Tracking Project ranks Wisconsin 38th in the country for new cases per capita in the last two weeks. One in every 330 people in the state tested positive in the past week.
The rolling average number of daily new cases in Wisconsin has decreased by 28.6% over the past two weeks, researchers said.
Five new deaths were reported, lifting the total number of fatalities to 4,875. The death toll is the 22nd highest in the country overall and the 32nd highest per capita, according to the tracking project.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.
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