COVID-19 Numbers From Tuesday

The seven-day average for positive cases of COVID-19 continued its record climb on Tuesday. That’s based on the latest update from the Department of Health Services. Governor Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask mandate on Tuesday in response to the recent spike in cases. DHS reported 1,672 new cases of the virus on Tuesday, bringing the average for the past seven days to 1,838 daily cases, an all-time high. One week ago, the average was 1,261 daily cases. A total of 1,251 people in Wisconsin have died from COVID-19, with seven new deaths reported on Tuesday. Grant County health officials reported 18 new cases Tuesday … Lafayette County had 7 new confirmed cases … Iowa County had 3 new cases … and Dubuque County had 46 new cases, with 1 death Tuesday.