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Wisconsin sets daily record of 2,034 COVID-19 cases
DAVID WAHLBERG Sep 17, 2020 Updated 11 min ago
Wisconsin for the first time surpassed 2,000 daily cases of COVID-19, with a record 2,034 new cases Thursday, for a total of more than 94,000 cases since the pandemic began.
Some 17.8% of more than 11,000 people tested were positive, according to the state Department of Health Services.
The state's seven-day average of daily cases, which as recently as Sept. 3 was 674, has more than doubled in two weeks to 1,409.
The seven-day average for positive tests is 14.3%, up from 9.1% about two weeks ago.
Much of the increase in COVID-19 activity has been driven by infections at college campuses, including UW-Madison, health officials say. UW-Madison has quarantined many students, including those at two large dorms and many fraternity and sorority houses, and paused in-person classes until at least next week...
Wisconsin sets daily record of 2,034 COVID-19 cases
DAVID WAHLBERG Sep 17, 2020 Updated 11 min ago
Wisconsin for the first time surpassed 2,000 daily cases of COVID-19, with a record 2,034 new cases Thursday, for a total of more than 94,000 cases since the pandemic began.
Some 17.8% of more than 11,000 people tested were positive, according to the state Department of Health Services.
The state's seven-day average of daily cases, which as recently as Sept. 3 was 674, has more than doubled in two weeks to 1,409.
The seven-day average for positive tests is 14.3%, up from 9.1% about two weeks ago.
Much of the increase in COVID-19 activity has been driven by infections at college campuses, including UW-Madison, health officials say. UW-Madison has quarantined many students, including those at two large dorms and many fraternity and sorority houses, and paused in-person classes until at least next week...