The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported more than 500 COVID-19 patients on Aug. 1 — the first time over 500 since March.
On Friday, the state reported 508 COVID patients in hospitals, but that number reached as high as 522 patients on Tuesday.
Roughly 16% of COVID patients are in intensive care.
Hospitalizations have increased gradually in recent months, up 125 patients from a month ago and up roughly 370 patients from this year’s low mark in April.
Latest COVID-19 numbers
- New cases reported (Friday): 1,879
- New deaths reported (this week), confirmed: 16
- New deaths reported (this week), probable: 8
- Number hospitalized: 508 (intensive care: 80); up 125 patients from a month ago
- Seven-day average of daily cases: 1,672 (up 364 cases from one month ago)
- Seven-day average of confirmed daily deaths: 2 (down 2 deaths from a month ago)
- Seven-day average of new deaths reported within 30 days of death: 2 (down 2 deaths from a month ago)
- Seven-day average positivity rate: 14.8% of all COVID-19 tests given
- Total cases since the start of pandemic: 1,576,963
- Total confirmed deaths: 13,238
- Total probable deaths: 1,708
Latest vaccine numbers
- Total doses administered: 10,030,373
- Daily doses administered: 2,657
- Seven-day average of daily doses: 2,898
- Weekly doses administered: 14,516 (as of Friday)
- Total booster doses administered: 2,604,421
- Daily booster doses administered: 2,201
- Seven-day average of daily booster doses: 2,352
- Residents who have received one dose: 3,770,560 (64.6% of the population)
- Residents who are fully vaccinated: 3,587,100 (61.5% of the population)
- Residents who have received a booster dose: 2,054,098 (35.1% of the population)
- Residents ages 5 to 11 with at least one dose: 140,449 (28.8% of age group)
- Residents ages 12 to 17 with at least one dose: 276,722 (62.3% of age group)
- Residents ages 18 to 24 with at least one dose: 332,671 (61.1% of age group)
- Residents ages 25 to 34 with at least one dose: 480,899 (64.9% of age group)
- Residents ages 35 to 44 with at least one dose: 503,153 (69.7% of age group)
- Residents ages 45 to 54 with at least one dose: 503,062 (72% of age group)
- Residents ages 55 to 64 with at least one dose: 642,040 (78.3% of age group)
- Residents 65 and older with at least one dose: 891,525 (85.1% of age group)
Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS.
