There are 4,346 positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, the state Department of Health Services announced Sunday, a jump of 147 cases from the day before.
According to figures from DHS, 220 people in Wisconsin have died from COVID-19 as of Sunday afternoon. This brings the state’s death toll to 220.
DHS reports 1,190 people have been hospitalized because of the virus. That means at least 27 percent of people who have tested positive for the new coronavirus in the state have been hospitalized. DHS officials have said they don’t know the hospitalization history of 19 percent of cases. State guidelines prioritize the testing of hospitalized patients.
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In Wisconsin, male patients have accounted for 46 percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases, but 59 percent of COVID-19 deaths, according to DHS data.
Across the state, 45,323 people have tested negative for the virus so far. From Saturday to Sunday, the number of negative test results increased by 1,361.
With recent increases in testing capacity, health officials are loosening restrictions on who can get tested, subject to the availability of testing supplies.
Brown County officials say federal investigators plan to be in the Green Bay area this weekend to look into a recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases.
County officials requested help from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the number of cases increased more than fourfold in just 10 days. Brown County has 215 confirmed cases of the virus as of Sunday afternoon.
There are now confirmed cases in 65 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties.
The following counties have no confirmed cases as of Sunday afternoon: Burnett, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Pepin, Taylor and Vernon.
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