State reports 2,757 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths
Average number of daily cases continues to decline
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin continues to decline after hitting a peak seven-day average of 6,563 cases per day in mid-November. New cases reported Sunday: 2,757 New deaths reported: 15
Number hospitalized (as of Saturday): 1,384 (intensive care: 322); down 693 patients from one month ago
Seven-day average of daily cases: 3,513 (down 2,929 cases from one month ago)
Seven-day average of daily deaths: 48 (up three from one month ago)
The average positivity rate — firsttime positive tests over the last seven days — was 27.8% Saturday.
Total cases since the start of pandemic: 436,773 (45,987 active cases)
Total deaths: 4,056
Key takeaways
More than 6 million doses of the first COVID-19 vaccine to pass most federal regulatory hurdles were sent out Sunday morning from the Pfizer manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
The last hurdle for the vaccine before it can be distributed to American citizens was the approval of Robert Redfield, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Redfield signed off on the Pfizer vaccine on Sunday.
▪ As of Sunday, the seven-day average for deaths due to COVID-19 in Wisconsin dipped to 48 per day after hitting a peak of 61 deaths per day on Dec. 7.
Before Dec. 7, the record for the state’s seven-day average of daily deaths stood at 60, which was hit on Dec. 6.
▪ The seven-day average for new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin continues to decline.
As of Sunday, the seven-day average was at 3,513 cases per day, the lowest it has been since Oct. 23, when the sevenday average was 3,470.