Coronavirus in Wisconsin: State sets record with nearly 16,000 tested in one day

Benita Mathew
Green Bay Press-Gazette

Wisconsin broke its all-time record for the number of people tested for coronavirus in a single day, as the rate of positive results dropped below 3%.

The state Department of Health Services reported 483 new confirmed cases Wednesday. The percentage of positive tests was the second lowest, after a rate of 2.3% reported Sunday.

Nearly 16,000 people were tested for the virus within a 24-hour period.

Nine more deaths were reported, bringing the number of people who died from COVID-19 to 616 statewide.

Total confirmed cases reached 19,400 Wednesday.

While the percentage of positive tests dropped, the number of people hospitalized for the virus remained at 357 as of Sunday. Of those, 130 patients were in intensive care.

In addition, 199 hospital patients are awaiting coronavirus test results, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association. 

The breakdown of cases by county is as follows:

  • 8,108 in Milwaukee County
  • 2,350 in Brown County
  • 1, 797 in Racine County
  • 1,217 in Kenosha County
  • 773 in Dane County
  • 744 in Waukesha County
  • 658 in Rock County
  • 424 in Walworth County
  • 383 in Dodge County
  • 284 in Winnebago County
  • 261 in Washington County
  • 239 in Outagamie County
  • 221 in Fond du Lac County
  • 170 in Ozaukee County
  • 114 in Eau Claire and Jefferson counties
  • 98 in Grant and Sheboygan counties
  • 97 in St. Croix County
  • 81 in Sauk County
  • 79 in Calumet County
  • 70 in Green County
  • 58 in Chippewa and La Crosse counties
  • 55 in Marathon County
  • 51 in Shawano County
  • 47 in Pierce County
  • 45 in Waupaca County
  • 44 in Columbia County
  • 39 in Oconto County
  • 38 in Door and Manitowoc counties
  • 36 in Kewaunee County
  • 35 in Clark County
  • 32 in Marinette County
  • 29 in Trempealeau County
  • 28 in Forest County
  • 27 in Lafayette County
  • 26 in Crawford County
  • 25 in Dunn County
  • 24 in Polk County
  • 22 in Green Lake and Juneau counties
  • 21 in Barron and Vernon counties
  • 19 in Douglas and Jackson counties
  • 18 in Monroe County
  • 17 in Iowa County 
  • 14 in Richland and Portage counties
  • 11 in Oneida County
  • 10 in Waushara and Wood counties
  • 8 in Sawyer and Vilas counties
  • 7 in Lincoln County
  • 6 in Buffalo and Marquette counties
  • 5 in Rusk County
  • 4 in Adams County
  • 3 in Bayfield, Langlade and Menominee counties 
  • 2 in Ashland, Florence, Iron, Price, Taylor and Washburn counties 
  • 1 in Burnett and Pepin counties

The state totals are frozen once each day and might not match up-to-date county figures.

More than 6.4 million cases of the virus have been confirmed across the globe, according to the Johns Hopkins University global case dashboard. 

Contact Benita Mathew at (920) 309-3428 or bmathew@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @benita_mathew.