MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Nearly one in five coronavirus tests reported Monday by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services came back positive.
A total of 771 new cases of the virus were confirmed out of the 3,920 tests completed. The total number of tests reported was the lowest since Aug. 31.
The 19.7% positivity rate was above the seven-day average of 14.9% but slightly below Sunday’s record 20.5%. The seven-day average of new cases rose to 1,170.
No new deaths were reported. The seven-day average of deaths was at six people per day.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 89,956 confirmed cases and more than 1.2 million negative tests. In Wisconsin, 1,210 people have died. DHS considers 78,527 people as having recovered from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.
Wisconsin hospitals on Monday said they were caring for 341 COVID-19 patients, 28 more than on Sunday and 52 more than a week earlier. Of those, 98 were in intensive care units, a one-day increase of five and seven more than a week earlier.
