Wisconsin surpasses 1,500 coronavirus deaths, & OVER 3,200 new cases in worst day of pandemic
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Wisconsin surpasses 1,500 coronavirus deaths, reports more than 3,200 new cases in worst day of pandemic yet
Sophie Carson
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Oct 13, 2020
Wisconsin's escalating coronavirus crisis reached a distressing level of severity Tuesday, as the state recorded its worst day of the pandemic yet following weeks of record-breaking numbers.
https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2020/10/13/wisconsin-coronavirus-more-than-3-200-cases-34-deaths-reported/3641665001/
The state Department of Health Services reported 3,279 new cases and 34 deaths due to the coronavirus — both measures the highest of the pandemic.
The state crossed the grim threshold of 1,500 total deaths and reported its highest-ever average of new cases — 2,727 a day over the last seven days.
"How many more? How many more do we need before people will take action?" Gov. Tony Evers said in a news conference Tuesday.
Wisconsin has reported more positive tests in the six weeks since Sept. 1 than it did in all of the first eight months of the year.
Of the more than 155,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in Wisconsin, 51% have come since Sept. 1, according to a Journal Sentinel analysis.
