WAUSAU, Wisconsin (WSAW) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported 830 new cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state since the pandemic began to 42,315.
With those positive cases, 7,259 negative cases were reported, which raised the positive percentage of those examined to 10.3% for Sunday, compared to 7.9% on Saturday.
A new death was reported, that number now at 844; 2% of the total number of cases.
As of Sunday, 32,638 cases (77.1%) have recovered from the virus with 8,838 cases (20.9%) listed as active.
The number of hospitalizations increased by 25 patients on Sunday, the total number of people hospitalized due to the virus is now 4,107 (9.7%).
Wisconsin’s daily testing capacity currently stands at 24,162. 83 laboratories are testing 24 laboratories that plan to do so.
In central Wisconsin, 46 new cases were reported Sunday, bringing the region’s total to 1,694 cases.
Marathon County has the majority of cases in central Wisconsin with 375 confirmed total cases. Portage County has recorded 287 cases, with Waupaca County showing 215 cases.
To find out the number of confirmed cases in your county, you can visit the DHS website here.
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