MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Nearly a quarter of Wisconsinites and seven in 10 Wisconsin seniors are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Meanwhile, new cases continued to tick upward on Tuesday.
The state Department of Health Services reported 922 confirmed infections, or 23.7% of the 3,885 tests reported. The seven-day average of new cases rose to 794 from 789 as of Monday.
Ten more deaths were connected to COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The seven-day average of new deaths held steady at six.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 586,632 total cases and 6,690 deaths. DHS lists 571,082 people as having recovered from COVID-19.
Wisconsin’s vaccine allocation rose to 3,669,405 doses as of Tuesday. A total of 3,572,358 doses had been administered as of Tuesday, including 160,080 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine which has been paused while federal regulators investigate rare reports of blood clots.
DHS reported 2,190,652 Wisconsinites, or 37.6% of the population, had received at least one dose of vaccine, and 1,441,345 people (24.8%) had completed their vaccination course. Seventy percent of those 65 and older had been fully vaccinated.
“That’s no small feat,” Governor Tony Evers said Tuesday. “It’s because of early and thorough planning from DHS long before we had vaccine in the state.”
Hospitalizations increased slightly on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported treating 317 COVID-19 patients, 13 more than on Monday and 42 more than a week earlier. Of those, 76 were in intensive care, up one over both a day and a week.
Northeast region hospitals reported 28 COVID-19 patients, the same number as on Monday and five more than a week earlier. Four of those were in ICUs, the same as on Monday and a week earlier. Fox Valley region hospitals had 19 COVID-19 patients, the same as on Monday and five fewer than a week earlier. Seven of those were in ICUs, the same as on Monday and three more than a week earlier.
