50 new hospitalizations, 1 additional COVID death in Wisconsin

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MADISON, Wisconsin – Fifty new hospitalizations and a new death were reported Sunday in Wisconsin.

The combined data from state and municipal health panels showed 1,547 * additional cases of COVID-19 in the state, which makes the total Wisconsin case count since the pandemic began 521,913 *.

One * more person died, giving a total of 5,532 in the state.

Fifty more people were hospitalized between Saturday and Sunday, said the Department of Health Services. A total of 4.4% of people in the state with COVID-19 required hospitalizations.

DHS said 490,043 people, or 93.9%, in Wisconsin have recovered from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

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* News 3 Now uses data from DHS and county panels to calculate daily cases and deaths. DHS publishes new numbers daily at 2 pm, and our newsroom continues to update our totals throughout the day with additional cases reported by individual counties. Using a combination of state and municipal data, News 3 Now is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date COVID-19 coverage.

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