Seven Day Average of New COVID-19 Cases Now Over 18,000 in WI

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — It’s another day of record-setting COVID-19 infections in Wisconsin.

DHS reported 14,953 new cases on Monday, though the agency warned that number could be artificially high with a backlog of reports from local health departments being logged through a new process.

Wisconsin has added an average of 18,216 new cases per day over the previous week.

With 38 deaths reported Monday, the seven-day average stood at 24.

Since the pandemic began, there have been 1,226,097 cases and 10,582 deaths.