No New Deaths From COVID-19 Reported For 2nd Day In A Row

MADISON, WI —Wisconsin public health officials reported on Monday that the state saw no new deaths from COVID-19 for the second day in a row.

A total of 6,284 people have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the department. The health agency also reported an additional 423 people have tested positive for the virus and there have been 32 more hospitalizations.

The update brings the total number of infections to 559,998 and hospitalizations to 25,775. It was also reported that 3,251 additional coronavirus tests have come back negative, bringing the total to just under 2.6 million negative results.

Out of the total number of positive cases the health department said 544,926, or 97 percent, of people infected have recovered.

While the state’s COVID-19 numbers are improving and vaccinations are up, the health agency’s chief medical officer has said Wisconsin is not out of the woods yet with the pandemic and residents must remain vigilant by continuing to physically distance and wearing face coverings.

“We're in this position where we've made a lot of progress, but we're also highly vulnerable to see some of that progress undone, if we take our foot off the gas,” Ryan Westergaard previously said.

Monday also marked a grim milestone as the total number of deaths in the United States surpassed 500,000. President Joe Biden said in a statement more Americans have died from the pandemic than the total number of deaths in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined.

“On this solemn occasion, we reflect on their loss and on their loved ones left behind,” he said. “We, as a Nation, must remember them so we can begin to heal, to unite, and find purpose as one Nation to defeat this pandemic.”

To mark the deaths the president ordered flags on federal properties to be flown at half-mast for five days.