1,606 COVID-19 cases, one more death reported in state Sunday
State health officials reported just one death due to COVID-19 Sunday, one day after Wisconsin recorded its all-time high number of deaths related to the virus. The state Department of Health Services reported 128 deaths Saturday, breaking the previous record on Dec. 22, when 120 people died.
Because of the record, the seven-day average number of deaths Sunday, at 42, was the highest since Christmas, when the average was 52, according to the DHS.
New cases reported: 1,606
New deaths reported: 1
Number hospitalized (as of Sunday): 853 (intensive care: 207); down 510 patients from one month ago
Seven-day average of daily cases: 2,129 (down 1,062 cases from a month ago)
Seven-day average of daily deaths: 42 (down 17 from a month ago)
Total cases since the start of pandemic: 521,794 (26,139 active cases)
Total deaths: 5,451
Key takeaways
Over 213,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given to residents statewide. As of Friday, more than 30,000 people have been fully vaccinated, receiving both doses of the vaccine, according to DHS.
Gov. Tony Evers announced the state will launch mobile vaccinations teams next week on Friday. The program, which begins Tuesday, will deploy nine mobile vaccination teams staffed by the National Guard as well as pharmacy and nursing student volunteers through a partnership with the University of Wisconsin System.
The teams will work with local health departments to provide vaccine to Wisconsinites in the next phase of the state's rollout, which includes police officers and firefighters. Officials hope to expand the pilot program to help with mass vaccinations in the future.
More than 396,682 people died in the U.S. from COVID-19 and over 23.8 million people in the country have tested positive, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Globally, over 2 million people have died since the start of the pandemic and more than 94.7 million people have tested positive.