MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – For the first time in more than a month, Wisconsin’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases has fallen below 2,000 as the surge connected to the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to show signs of waning.
The state Department of Health Services reported 2,233 new cases on Monday. The seven-day average stood at 1,977, its lowest level since Sept. 14 and down from a peak of 2,940 on Sept. 20.
Test positivity averaged 7.6% for 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 on Tuesday.
With 15 deaths on Monday, the seven-day average dropped to 11, its lowest level since Sept. 18.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 770,807 confirmed cases and 8,267 deaths.
Vaccinations as of Tuesday stood at 57.4% of the state’s population having received at least one dose and 54.7% having completed their vaccine series.
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Overall hospitalizations increased slightly on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported treating 1,070 COVID-19 patients, nine more than on Monday but 100 fewer than a week earlier. Of those, 308 were in intensive care, down five in a day and two over a week.
Of the 1,353 ICU beds in the state, 5% were immediately available.
Northeast region hospitals reported treating 159 COVID-19 patients, five more than on Monday but 18 fewer than a week earlier. Of those, 43 were in ICUs, the same as on Monday and five more than a week earlier.
In the Fox Valley region, there were 93 COVID-19 patients, up 12 in a day but down eight over a week. Twenty-one of those were in ICUs, up five in a day but down nine over a week.
