MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — One day after setting a record for new coronavirus cases, the numbers of positive tests were down on Wednesday.
The state Department of Health Services announced 712 new positive tests on Wednesday. Except for Sundays and Mondays, when fewer test results are reported, it was the lowest number since July 8, when 598 new cases were reported.
There were also 14,068 negative tests reported. The 4.8% positive rate was the lowest since July 7, when 3.9% of tests came back positive.
The state announced six new deaths, bringing the total to 865.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 44,847 confirmed cases and 764,630 negative tests. DHS considers 34,682 people to have recovered from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.
Meanwhile, weekly activity in Northeast Wisconsin remains steadily high. The state’s dashboard, updated on Wednesdays, lists all Northeast Wisconsin counties as having high activity, except Florence, Green Lake and Menominee, which have medium activity. Door, Shawano, Waushara and Winnebago counties are listed as having moderately high burdens — per capita cases in the past two weeks. Florence, Green Lake and Menominee counties have medium burdens. All other area counties have high burdens.
Across Wisconsin, only Dane and Monroe counties are listed as having a shrinking trajectory of coronavirus activity, though they still had high activity and burdens.
