MADISON, Wisconsin. Approximately 30% of Wisconsin counties are experiencing a high level of COVID-19 activity, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The new metric, which is a summary based on the number of confirmed cases in each county per 100,000 Wisconsin residents in the past two weeks (Burden) and the percent change in the number of cases in the past two weeks (Trajectory), shows that 10 southern counties and 12 central counties are experiencing a high level of COVID-19 activity.
DHS officials said they are tracking COVID-19 status in counties and regions to provide local health officials with a better understanding of the presence of the virus in their communities.
The board was launched shortly after several counties, including Dane County, saw huge spikes in the number of new confirmed cases. In Dane County, 76 new cases have been linked to patients going to local bars.
Of Wisconsin’s total of 28,125 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, approximately 22,217 have recovered from the disease. At least 782 people have died from their infections. There are 5,060 active cases across the state.
DHS officials said 5.3% of the new tests tested positive on Monday, which is below a recent increase on Sunday when more than 7% of the tests tested positive.
Over the past two weeks, the percentage of new positive tests has generally been trending upward.
State health officials are still pushing for more tests to be done. As of Monday afternoon, there are 75 active labs across the state that are processing coronavirus tests. Their combined efforts allow them to process 18,425 tests per day. Twenty-nine labs plan to start testing in the future.
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