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WI Single-Day Record: 1,100 New COVID-19 Cases, 13 New Deaths
The number of positive cases of COVID-19 has reached a new single-day record, according to the the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
ACROSS WISCONSIN—The number of positive cases of COVID-19 has reached a new single-day record, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. On Tuesday, the department reported 1,117 new positive cases of COVID-19.
DHS officials also reported 13 news deaths in the state Tuesday, bringing the total to 859.
More than 750,000 people have tested negative for COVID-19 while more than 44,000 have tested positive for the virus.
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Sixty-five people have been newly hospitalized for the virus, bringing the total number to 4,194.
More than 33,000 people - or 75 percent - have recovered from the virus. There are still 9,369 active cases in the state, DHS officials said.
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Daily testing capacity stands at 24,162, according to the state health department.
There are 83 labs currently performing testing for COVID-19, and there are 24 labs planning to test, DHS officials said.
Milwaukee County’s COVID-19 dashboard showed 16,555 positive cases and 367 deaths in the county as of Tuesday afternoon.
More than 1,100 new, confirmed #COVID19_WI cases to report today, our largest single-day increase. And, while we show +14 deaths, the number on this graphic is 13 more than yesterday. A recent case was incorrectly reported to us as a death. More data: https://t.co/mAVfWJMI4M pic.twitter.com/ZER3ZD5Pj8
— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) July 21, 2020
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