• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / Health / Medicine / Wisconsin COVID-19 cases continue to decline

Wisconsin COVID-19 cases continue to decline

December 17, 2020 By Bob Hague

New confirmed COVID-19 cases continued to decline on Wednesday, but Wisconsin reported more than 70 deaths.

The state Department of Health Services reported 2,401 positive results out of 9,251 coronavirus tests on Wednesday, for a positive test rate of 26 percent. While the number of positive cases is down from a mid-November high, there are also far fewer tests being administered.

Your #COVID19_WI update & a reminder. Testing provides a more accurate picture of disease activity. While #Wisconsin has the capacity to perform nearly 60K tests a day, we’re only averaging about 1/2 that.
Get details: https://t.co/1YXzLumM2d
Get a test: https://t.co/PnFZSsB1EE pic.twitter.com/01n4ewsJ1d

— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) December 16, 2020

That number peaked at 18,857 on November 13. DHS reported 74 COVID deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total confirmed death toll to 4,196.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News



Featured Stories

Evers delivers State of the State address

Abortion rights rally highlights Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Bail and benefits questions will be on Wisconsin’s April statewide ballot

Evers issues promised TikTok ban

Johnson, Baldwin both vote ‘yes’ to avert rail strike

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

Williams likely out for the season with broken hand

Packers releasing TE Jace Sternberger

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2023 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC