MADISON (WKOW) -- Wisconsin recorded 24 deaths due to COVID-19 in the past day and 142 people were newly hospitalized, according to the latest numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
There have been 5,096 positive tests, the second highest total since the pandemic began, and 13,596 new negative tests since yesterday.
As of Thursday afternoon, 1,453 COVID-19 patients were being treated in Wisconsin hospitals, the largest number since the pandemic began, with 330 of them in the ICU,according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
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The Department of Health Services dashboard shows the seven-day average of both positive tests by day and test by person. (CHART)
(App users, see the daily reports and charts HERE.)
The 24 deaths have raised the total of those killed by the disease in Wisconsin to 1,972 people (0.9 percent of positive cases).
Of all positive cases reported since the pandemic began, 168,117 or 78.2 percent, are considered recovered.
DHS now has a county-level dashboard to assess the COVID-19 activity level in counties and Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition regions that measure what DHS calls the burden in each county. View the dashboard HERE.
Deaths, hospitalizations due to COVID-19
DateNew
deathsNew
hospitalizationsTotal
deathsTotal
hosp.
Oct. 30
24
142
1972
11145
Oct. 29
51
193
1948
11003
Oct. 28
45
174
1897
10810
Oct. 27
64
220
1852
10636
Oct. 26
10
84
1788
10416
Oct. 25
8
95
1778
10332
Oct. 24
25
199
1770
10237
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services updates the statistics each day on its website around 2 p.m.
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The new strain of the coronavirus causes the disease COVID-19. Symptoms include cough, fever and shortness of breath. A full list of symptoms is available on the Centers for Disease Control website.
In severe cases, pneumonia can develop. Those most at risk include the elderly, people with heart or lung disease as well as anyone at greater risk of infection.
For most, the virus is mild, presenting similarly to a common cold or the flu.
Anyone who thinks they may have the disease should call ahead to a hospital or clinic before going in for a diagnosis. Doing so gives the staff time to take the proper precautions so the virus does not spread.
Those needing emergency medical services should continue to use 911.
(County by county results are available here).
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