Wisconsin seeing slight uptick in COVID cases
Wisconsin is seeing a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases and the delta variant may be to blame.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services updates its data on variants once a week, on Thursdays, so it's not yet clear that the delta variant is to blame.
But Dr. Ben Weston, medical services director for Milwaukee County's Office of Emergency Management, believes national trends indicate it's the delta variant at work.
"Why are we seeing this rise in cases? The answer seems to be fairly straight forward and that's the delta variant," said Weston.
Latest COVID-19 numbers
New cases reported: 203
New deaths reported: 3 Number hospitalized: 100(intensive care: 30); down 30 patients from a month ago
Seven-day average of daily cases: 138 (up 24 cases from one month ago)
Seven-day average of daily deaths: 2 (even from one month ago)
Seven-day average positivity rate — as a share of all tests given: 1.7%
Total cases since the start of pandemic: 614,057 (2,533 active cases)
Total deaths: 7,360
Latest vaccine numbers
h Total doses administered:
5,686,736
h Daily doses administered: 2,711 h Seven-day average of daily doses: 5,397
h Wisconsin residents with at least one dose: 2,957,821 (50.8% of the population)
Residents who are fully vaccinated: 2,798,511 (48.1% of the population)
Adults who have received one dose: 2,815,574 (61.8% of the 18+ population)
Adults who are fully vaccinated: 2,674,584 (58.7% of the 18+ population)
Residents ages 12 to 15 with at least one dose: 86,267 (29.1% of age group)
Residents ages 16 to 17 with at least one dose: 55,915 (37.9% of age group)
Residents ages 18 to 24 with at least one dose: 231,784 (42.4% of age group)
Residents ages 25 to 34 with at least one dose: 352,208 (47.5% of age group)
Residents ages 35 to 44 with at least one dose: 397,308 (55.7% of age group)
Residents ages 45 to 54 with at least one dose: 410,812 (57.4% of age group)
Residents ages 55 to 64 with at least one dose: 558,555 (67.9% of age group)
Residents 65 and older with at least one dose: 864,907 (85% of age group)
Total variant cases of concern
Updated 7/8
Cases of the alpha (B.1.1.7) variant: 3,565
Cases of the beta (B.1.351) variant: 63
Cases of the delta (B.1.617.2) variant: 83
Cases of the gamma (P.1): variant: 302