Wisconsin reports record-breaking 5,262 new COVID-19 cases, 64 deaths

[Mary Wilson]

By Gunnar Olson
Published 3 hours ago

(FOX 9) - The state of Wisconsin shattered its records for both new COVID-19 cases and new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday.

According to new state data from the Department of Health Services, 5,262 new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday.

... The state also set a new death record Tuesday with 64. The previous high was 48 deaths on Oct. 21.

... 84 percent of COVID-19 hospital beds in the state are currently filled and 24 percent of those are ICU patients.

https://www.fox9.com/news/wisconsin-reports-record-breaking-5262-new-covid-19-cases-64-deaths

 

[Mary Wilson]

State nears 6,000 daily coronavirus cases

By WBAY news staff
Published: Nov. 4, 2020 at 2:08 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) -- The coronavirus pandemic in Wisconsin had another record-setting day Wednesday when the state Department of Health Services confirmed 5,935 new coronavirus cases out of 16,268 test results received.

... Wisconsin now has 244,002 confirmed cases since February 5. That’s almost 100,000 new cases in less than a month (we were at 144,818 on October 9).

Wisconsin has now seen four days with more than 5,000 cases in the past week ...

https://www.wbay.com/2020/11/04/sta...-test-results-new-cases-and-hospitalizations/