WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton

Wisconsin adds under 1K new cases of COVID-19, total at 1,569,411

MONDAY 8/1/2022, 1:53 p.m.

(WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has reported 1,569,411 total positive coronavirus test results in the state and 13,229 total COVID-19 deaths.

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Today’s TotalYesterday’s
Total positive cases1,569,4111,565,215 (+999)
Received one dose of vaccine3,768,992 (64.6%)3,769,144 (64.6%)
Fully vaccinated3,585,579 (61.5%)3,585,698 (61.5%)
COVID-19 deaths13,22913,222 (+7)
Ever hospitalized63,51763,438 (+79)
NOTE: The number of deaths and patients hospitalized are up-to-date as of the day. The DHS is no longer updating active and recovered cases, as well as reporting on the weekends.

The DHS announced an attempt to verify and ensure statistics are accurate, some numbers may be subject to change. The DHS is combing through current and past data to ensure accuracy.

Wisconsin’s hospitals are reporting, that the 7-day moving average of COVID-19 patients hospitalized was 507 patients. Of those, 52 are in an ICU. ICU patients made up 11.3% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports that 10,013,918 vaccine doses and 2,591,423 booster doses have been administered in Wisconsin as of August 1.

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is using a new module to measure COVID-19 activity levels. They are now using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels. The map is measured by the impact of COVID-19 illness on health and health care systems in the communities.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 26 counties in Wisconsin are experiencing high COVID-19 community levels. Of those 26, two are in northeast Wisconsin: Forest and Oneida County.

30 counties in Wisconsin are experiencing medium COVID-19 community levels. Of those 30, eleven are located in northeast Wisconsin: Brown, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano, Waushara, and Winnebago County.

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Every other county in Wisconsin is experiencing low COVID-19 community levels.

For more information on how the data is collected, visit the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels data page.