Average Number of COVID-19 Cases Going Down

The average number of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin has been falling for the past week. The state’s COVID-19 dashboard shows that the seven-day rolling average for new cases has consistently dropped each day since September 20th, now sitting at 2,526. This is a 13% decrease from the previous week. The Department of Health Services reports 3,041 new cases on Tuesday. The state has hit 721,872 cases since the start of the pandemic. While COVID-19 cases have decreased recently, deaths soared on Tuesday. Data show 34 Wisconsinites have died Tuesday from this virus, which is the most recorded since Feb 3. Since the start of the pandemic, 7,962 Wisconsinites have died from COVID-19.