10.1% of new COVID-19 tests test positive as tests decline

MADISON, Wisconsin. The positive percentage of new COVID-19 tests in Wisconsin has remained above 10% on Monday, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health Services.

Of the 6,992 people tested, 10.1% of the tests tested positive, which is a minuscule decrease of 10.3% on Sunday. A more notable drop is the reduction in testing in the state, as the number of tests conducted on Monday was about half of what was reported on Saturday.

It is also a fraction of Wisconsin’s overall testing capacity as up to 24,162 tests can be performed daily in 83 active laboratories.

County and state health officials confirmed 770 * new cases on Monday, bringing the state’s total life to 43,100. As of Monday, Wisconsin confirmed more than 800 new cases of the virus for six straight days.

As the number of new cases continues to be high, the Madison and Sun Prairie school districts have recently announced plans to start the school year with fully virtual learning.

DHS officials said 9,037 cases are still active, and 22 more people have been hospitalized. With more than 11,000 hospital beds in the state, 26% are still available. There are also 980 ventilators left for patient use.

Three more people have died from the virus, with at least 849 confirmed deaths across the state. That represents approximately 2% of all positive cases.

To help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in stores across Wisconsin and the rest of the country, several mask mandates went into effect Monday, including at all Walmart and Woodman locations.

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