• 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 / Archives for [email protected]

No new COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin for third straight day

September 8, 2020 By [email protected]

For a third straight day, no new deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in Wisconsin.

That’s according to the daily summary from the state Department of Health Services. The number of test results reported dropped to one of its lowest points in recent weeks, pushing the percentage of positive test results up.

Today’s #COVID19_WI update. You can learn more about how we collect #data and how you can use it to make healthy choices with Data 101: https://t.co/rYEr4mePr9 pic.twitter.com/kxM6c4TXKW

— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) September 8, 2020

DHS reported that 717 — or 17.6 percent — of 4,083 tests were returned as positive. The seven day rolling average of new cases is 842 per day, and the seven day average rate of new infections is 11.3 percent.

No new deaths means that number holds at 1,168 lives lost in Wisconsin due to coronavirus.

Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News

Thursday COVID-19 numbers – 4 deaths, 7.9% positive test rate

September 3, 2020 By [email protected]

The coronavirus continues to claim lives and hospitalize people in Wisconsin.

Thursday’s daily statewide COVID-19 update included four additional deaths and 30 more hospitalizations over the previous 24 hours. The Department of Health Services reported 727 – or 7.9 percent – of 9,178 new test results were positive.

Today’s #COVID19_WI update. You can learn more about how we collect #data and how you can use it to make healthy choices with Data 101: https://t.co/rYEr4mePr9 pic.twitter.com/KTLwgnk5qJ

— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) September 3, 2020

The seven-day average of reported positive daily cases is 674, down from 701 a week ago. Hospitals are currently treating 287 patients with 91 in intensive care.

The Wisconsin death toll from the global pandemic is 1,146.

Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News

Wednesday COVID-19 numbers for Wisconsin

August 27, 2020 By [email protected]

Wisconsin reported a half-dozen more deaths and over 40 more hospitalizations on Wednesday.

Your daily #COVID19_WI update, and a reminder. Our Activity Level by Region and County page is updated every Wednesday. Check it out to check trends where you are, or if you have to travel, where you may be going: https://t.co/qZw0nSnWe6 pic.twitter.com/uMVyFINwK9

— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) August 26, 2020


The Department of Health Services reported 768 — or 7.4 percent — of 10,378 new test results were returned as positive, according to new numbers released Wednesday.

The number of new cases and percentage of new cases were both up from Tuesday’s 638, and 6.4 percent. The seven-day average of 681 new daily cases is still lower than 747 a week ago. Six deaths bring the total number of lives lost in Wisconsin to 1100.

Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News

COVID-19 cases and positive test percentage back up Thursday

August 13, 2020 By [email protected]

After dropping to the second lowest number of cases since June, Thursday’s COVID-19 numbers for Wisconsin are back up.

The Department of Health Services reported 943 – or 7.6 percent – of 12,415 new test results came back positive Thursday, compared with just 478 new confirmed cases and a positive test rate of 4.8 percent on Wednesday.

We know you #MaskUpWisconsin & physically distance. And we thank you for that. Along w/those efforts, it’s what you do every day that helps #SlowTheSpread of #COVID19_WI. Wash your hands, avoid touching your face, and cover your cough. More tips: https://t.co/azIna3TqRR pic.twitter.com/c0uaQlE5tO

— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) August 13, 2020

The seven-day average of 775 new cases per day is down from 810 a week ago. DHS listed seven new deaths, bringing to the total to 1,018 lives lost in Wisconsin.

Forty-five new new hospitalizations bring the current number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients to 364, with 111 in intensive care.

Additional information on COVID-19 cases by region and county can be found on the DHS website.

Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News

Tuesday COVID-19 numbers: 5.3% positive test rate and 14 additional deaths

July 28, 2020 By [email protected]

Wisconsin’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 50-thousand, as the virus continues to claim lives.

The Department of Health Services reported 762 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, out of 14,424 test results. That’s a rate of 5.3 percent, which is an encouraging trend.

Tuesday’s COVID-19 numbers from DHS. https://t.co/Syp6EFfnuZ

— WRN (@WRN) July 28, 2020

However, DHS also listed 14 new deaths, for a total of 906 Wisconsin lives lost to the pandemic.

Seventy-three new hospitalizations bring the number of patients being treated for COVID-19 to 246, with 86 people in intensive care.

Public health officials continue to urge people to wear masks while inside public places and outdoors when social distancing is not possible, and to practice good hand hygiene.

Filed Under: News

Wednesday COVID-19 numbers: 821 positive tests, 5.9 percent

July 15, 2020 By [email protected]

Wednesday’s count of confirmed COVID-19 cases is the fourth highest in Wisconsin total since the pandemic began here.

The Department of Health Services reported 821 of 13,925 tests from the prior 24 hours were positive. a rate of 5.9 percent, which brings the seven-day average to 7.2 percent.

Updated #COVID19_WI numbers. And, on Wednesdays, we update the Facility-Wide Public Health Investigations page. See what’s happening in your county: https://t.co/vclH4Yi8ot pic.twitter.com/3suDx6CCvQ

— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) July 15, 2020

The other three record setting days for case totals have all come in the last week, including 964 on Tuesday. The seven-day average is up to 796 cases per day, from 565 a week ago.

DHS also reported one additional death and 295 hospital patients with COVID-19. 88 in intensive care.

Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News

Weekend COVID-19 numbers: no new deaths, positive test rate above 10 percent

July 6, 2020 By [email protected]

Sunday was a second straight day of no new COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin.  However, the 10.4 percent positive tests was the second straight day of positive test rates above 10 percent. The Department of Health Services reported 522 of 4,996 new test results were positive.

We are at now at 80 labs and a daily capacity of more than 19,000 #COVID19_WI tests. Testing is key to helping #SlowTheSpread of this virus. If you have any symptoms or think you’ve been exposed, call your provider or log on to find a testing site: https://t.co/PnFZSsB1EE pic.twitter.com/s0BjXYRZE5

— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) July 5, 2020

Saturday saw 738 of 6,822 new test results come back positive. That was 10.8 percent and also broke the previous single day record for positive cases. DHS also reported 31 additional hospitalizations over the weekend.

Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News

School resource officers contract set for vote in Madison

June 29, 2020 By [email protected]

The future of police in Madison schools is scheduled for a vote Monday night. The Madison school board is expected to make a final decision on officers in the high schools.

Board members have signaled they will not be continuing the school resource officer program. For years, activists have called on the district to remove police from schools, and those calls have amped up in recent weeks.

The board is voting on whether to cancel the $350,000 contract that pays the officers at Madison’s four main high schools.

WIBA

Filed Under: News

Wisconsin prisons get ‘F’ grade from ACLU for COVID-19 response

June 26, 2020 By [email protected]

Wisconsin prisons get an F-plus grade for the way they’re handling the coronavirus.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Policy Initiative released a report Thursday analyzing states’ responses to the outbreak.

The report issued nine states D grades and every other state received F’s.

Wisconsin has had more than 270 confirmed coronavirus cases in its prisons. The state Department of Corrections reported this week that nearly all have recovered.

Filed Under: Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt

Thursday COVID-19 numbers: positive test rate above 4.0% for second day in a row

June 25, 2020 By [email protected]

The percentage of positive COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin remained above four percent Thursday.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported that 464–or 4.1 percent — of 11,222 new test results were positive.

That follows a 4.3 percent positive rate on Wednesday, and over the past seven days, an average of 3.6 percent of tests have been positive.

We told you Tuesday about our new activity level data page, which can help you better understand #COVID19_WI trends where you live. And, you can check hospital capabilities that way too: https://t.co/lkiGTjSo8P pic.twitter.com/XUMME65Dnn

— WIDeptHealthServices (@DHSWI) June 25, 2020

DHS also reported nine deaths, and 27 new hospitalizations.

The state’s public health agency now has a county-level dashboard to assess COVID-19 activity in counties and Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition regions, that measures what DHS calls the burden in each county.

There have now been 766 deaths and 3,326 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Wisconsin. Out of more than 26,000 cases, 78% have recovered.

Filed Under: News

« Previous Page
Next Page »




compeer financial celebrates beef month

Featured Stories

Wisconsin DNR warns of elevated fire danger this week

Baldwin announces U.S. Senate reelection bid

‘Tragic, terrible’ – Sheriff on Barron County police officers deaths

Two police officers killed in Barron County shootout

UW System Regents approve tuition increase

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Evers’ AmFam funding plan ‘a nonstarter’ with Assembly Republicans

New pitch clock could speed up MLB games this season, says UW expert

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

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