Waukesha County Sets 24-Hour Coronavirus Case Record

WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI — Waukesha County health officials say they've reported the highest one-day COVID-19 case increase since they started keeping track of data in early March, as 52 new cases were reported on Wednesday. That figure tops the previous high on April 3 when 23 new cases were reported.

Waukesha County health officials say more than 67 percent of all COVID-19 cases, 643 in total as of Wednesday, have ended in recovery.

County data shows there are 179 active COVID-19 cases in the county, and 28 people have died from the virus, as of Thursday.

Authorities said of all cases in the county, 25 percent of them have required hospitalization.

As of Wednesday, here are the cumulative COVID-19 confirmed cases by Waukesha County municipality.

198 Waukesha City
84 Menomonee Falls
61 New Berlin
53 Brookfield City
37 Muskego
22 Pewaukee City
17 Waukesha Town
15 Sussex
14 Hartland
14 Oconomowoc City
13 Vernon
12 Lisbon
12 Mukwonago Village
12 Elm Grove
11 Delafield
8 Pewaukee Village
7 Mukwonago Town
7 Brookfield Town
6 Oconomowoc Town
6 Dousman
5 Ottawa
5 Genesee
5 Summit
3 Merton Village
2 Merton Town
1 Big Bend
1 Butler
0 Eagle
0 Chenequa
0 Lannon