MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The rolling average of new COVID-19 cases is down, but the average of deaths is up in Wisconsin.
The state Department of Health Services reported 2,810 new confirmed cases on Monday. The seven-day average was at 2,403, its lowest level since Sept. 17.
Test positivity averaged 8.7% over the most recent seven-day period.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed all of Wisconsin in the “high” category for virus transmission Tuesday.
Monday’s 39 new deaths were the most since Jan. 25. That number pushed the seven-day average to 16, a level last reached on Oct. 3.
As of Tuesday, 57.2% of state residents had received at least one dose of vaccine and 54.4% had completed their vaccine series.
Hospitalizations declined slightly on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported treating 1,170 COVID-19 patients, nine fewer than on Monday, but 34 more than a week earlier. Of those, 310 were in intensive care, down seven in a day and the same as a week earlier.
Of the 1,359 ICU beds in Wisconsin, 5.3% were immediately available.
Northeast region hospitals had 177 COVID-19 patients, three more than on Monday and 42 more than a week earlier. Of those, 38 were in ICUs, down five in a day but up one over a week. In the Fox Valley region, there were 101 COVID-19 patients, flat from Monday and down nine over a week. Thirty of those were in ICUs, up seven in a day and six over a week.
