Wisconsin Breaks COVID-19 Case Record 3 Days In A Row

MILWAUKEE, WI — Wisconsin has set a new 24-hour COVID-19 case record for the third straight day, Wisconsin health officials said.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Saturday saw 926 new COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period. Friday saw 845 new cases and Thursday saw 754 — each records in Wisconsin.

The positive case percentage for Saturday was 7.7 percent, which is greater than the cumulative average of 5.2 percent.

DHS officials said there were also six COVID-19-related fatalities Saturday, upping the state's overall death toll to 821.

Though the number of positive cases reported each day has gone up, the number of COVID-19-related fatalities has declined steadily since reaching its high-water marks on April 10 and June 2, when the 7-day rolling average for COVID-19 fatalities approached 13 per day. As of July 11, that rolling average stood at 3.57 per day.