Most Number of COVID-19 Cases In Wisconsin Sunday

Continuing to reach record numbers, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services recorded 1,582 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, the most the state has seen since the onset of the pandemic. Sunday’s number of positive cases is up almost 17 percent from Saturday’s record-breaking 1,353 positive cases. This comes as the state recorded record-breaking numbers of positive cases all week. Because of the exploding number of positive cases, the seven day rolling average of newly confirmed cases has reached over 1,100 for the first time. Also spiking is the percent of positive cases. DHS recorded that 20.5 percent of those tested for the virus are positive. Over the past week 14.1 percent of people tested have been positive for the virus.