MADISON, Wisconsin. – The number of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered in Wisconsin has exceeded 200,000, according to the state Department of Health Services.
As of Friday afternoon, a total of 213,056 doses have been administered across the state. Governor Tony Evers said pharmacies can start delivering the vaccine to assisted living facilities immediately. To speed up the deployment process, DHS and the Wisconsin National Guard will also launch mobile vaccination teams next week.
In addition to focusing on vaccination efforts, Evers announced plans to issue a new public health order and extend the mask’s mandate across the state.
The percentage of positivity of the new COVID-19 exams maintained the downward trend, with the rate of positivity in seven days of the new exams per person falling to 25.9%. The equivalent of seven days for the total daily tests also dropped to 8.5%.
State and municipal health officials recorded 2,246 * new cases of the virus, which is below the seven-day moving average of 2,319. The state reached a lifetime total of 518,603 * confirmed cases and almost 28,000 cases remain active. According to DHS data, most counties in the state have been assigned a “very high” level of activity for the spread of the disease.
At least 5,411 * have died of coronavirus complications since the start of the pandemic, with 33 * new deaths confirmed on Friday. The global death toll has exceeded 2 million.
DHS officials said 119 people were hospitalized between Thursday and Friday. With nearly 11,000 hospital beds in the state, 18% are available for new patients.
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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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