Wisconsin Coronavirus: 4,045 Cases, 205 Deaths

WISCONSIN — The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Wisconsin reached 4,045 Friday afternoon, an increase of 170 cases from Thursday, according to the latest data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. An additional eight deaths from the illness brought the state's death toll to 205 as of Friday afternoon.

According to health officials, 1,121 patients in Wisconsin have required hospitalization. While over 3,700 patients have tested positive for the virus, nearly 41,000 tests have come back negative for COVID-19.

See the Wisconsin health and services website for more coronavirus information.

Milwaukee County leads the state with the most number of people infected: 2,013 cases and 120 deaths, making up more than half of the state's total death toll. Dane and Waukesha counties have the second and third highest number of cases, respectively.

See Wisconsin coronavirus information county-by-county.

Black residents in Wisconsin make up 24 percent of the total cases in the state and 38 percent of deaths. According to the U.S. Census, black Americans make up 6.7 percent of the state's population, indicating racial disparities in the virus' spread.