MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin are at their highest level since Christmas Eve 2020.
The state Department of Health Services reported the seven-day average at 32, the most since it was at 39 on Dec. 24, 2020. DHS reported 38 new deaths on Wednesday.
The seven-day average of new cases rose to a record 18,836, with 15,486 being reported on Wednesday. A note indicating that backlogged cases were being inputted into the system was removed as of Thursday.
Test positivity averaged 27% for the most recent seven-day period.
Since the pandemic began, Wisconsin has reported 1,258,312 cases and 10,689 deaths.
As of Thursday, 63% of state residents had received at least one dose of vaccine, while 58.9% had completed the vaccine series.
The seven-day average of doses administered was 12,075, of which 7,615 were additional or booster doses.
Hospitalizations continued their recent trend of declines. The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported treating 2,099 COVID-19 patients, 64 fewer than on Wednesday and 120 fewer than a week earlier. Of those, 445 were in intensive care, down 14 in a day and 34 over a week.
Of the 1,527 ICU beds in the state, 5.8% were immediately available.
Northeast region hospitals had 220 COVID-19 patients, a one-day increase of four and a one-week increase of 28. Of those, 46 were in ICUs, up two in a day but down one over a week. In the Fox Valley region, there were 165 COVID-19 patients, flat over both a day and a week. Twenty-six of those were in ICUs, down one in a day and two over a week.
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