Wisconsin reports highest daily counts of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

Wisconsin reported all-time highs for new daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations on Tuesday.

According to the Wisconsin Hospital Association, there were 1,714 total COVID-19 patients in Wisconsin hospitals, a single-day increase of 66 and up 329 from last week.

There were 347 in intensive care units, five less than Monday and up eight from the same point last week.

The state set another new high Tuesday for most COVID-19 cases reported in a day.

There were 5,771 new COVID-19 cases, which brought the total to 238,067. The last record was set Saturday at 5,278 new cases.

Fifty-two more deaths were reported on Tuesday. The state’s death toll was at 2,102.

An additional 21,115 people were tested, for a total 2,100,029. According to the Department of Health Services, there were 50,689 active COVID-19 cases.

The seven-day average for daily new cases was 4,536.

The seven-day average for daily new deaths was 36.

As of Monday, the seven-day positivity rate by person was 30.8 percent. The seven-day positivity rate by test was 15.6 percent.

There were seven patients at the surge facility in West Allis as of Tuesday morning.