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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.

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