MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – For the first time in nearly seven months, Wisconsin’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is under 1,000.
The state Department of Health Services reported the rolling average at 982, the first time that metric was in triple figures since Aug. 4.
On Tuesday, 986 new cases were reported. It marked the fourth consecutive day of fewer than 1,000 new cases.
Test positivity averaged 6% for the most recent seven-day period. That was the lowest level since July 28.
Meanwhile, no Wisconsin counties were listed in the “critically high” category for virus burden on this week’s update. Most Northeast Wisconsin counties dropped to the “high” category, though Marinette, Florence, Winnebago and Fond du Lac remained in the “very high” category. No county had a growing trend of case activity.
With 17 deaths reported on Tuesday, the seven-day average held steady at 12.
Since the pandemic began, Wisconsin has seen 1,378,564 confirmed cases and 11,800 deaths.
As of Wednesday, 63.8% of the state’s population had received at least one dose of vaccine, while 60.3% had completed the vaccine series.
Hospitalizations also declined slightly on Wednesday.
The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported treating 663 COVID-19 patients, the fewest since Aug. 16. Wednesday’s total was three fewer than Tuesday’s and 151 fewer than a week earlier.
Of those, 135 were in intensive care, down 14 in a day and 26 over a week.
Northeast region hospitals had 86 COVID-19 patients, eight more than on Tuesday but 12 fewer than a day earlier. Of those, 14 were in ICUs, flat from Wednesday and down seven over a week. In the Fox Valley region, there were 52 COVID-19 patients, one more than on Tuesday and six more than a week earlier. Nine of those were in ICUs, up two in a day but down one over a week.
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