8 deaths reported; more than 800 in hospital

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services continues to report new daily cases of COVID-19 higher than the seven-day average. That means we're still headed in the wrong direction.

The state reported eight new deaths on Wednesday. The seven-day average of daily deaths sits at six.

Hospitalizations in the state continue to be above 800 patients with 252 patients in intensive care.

Latest COVID-19 numbers

New cases reported: 1,710

New deaths reported: 8 Number hospitalized: 802 (intensive care: 252); up 617 patients from a month ago

Seven-day average of daily cases: 1,417 (up 1,098 cases from one month ago)

Seven-day average of daily deaths: 6 (up 4 deaths from one month ago)

Seven-day average positivity rate — as a share of all tests given: 7.4%

Total cases since the start of pandemic: 651,338

Total deaths: 7,558

Latest vaccine numbers

Total doses administered:

6,038,886

Daily doses administered: 6,098 Seven-day average of daily doses: 7,912

Residents who have received one dose: 3,149,820 (54.1% of the population)

Residents who are fully vaccinated: 2,963,792 (50.9% of the population) Adults who have received one dose: 2,959,710 (65% of the 18+ population)

Adults who are fully vaccinated: 2,802,318 (61.5% of the 18+ population)

Residents ages 12 to 15 with at least one dose: 120,235 (40.6% of age group)

Residents ages 16 to 17 with at least one dose: 69,841 (47.3% of age group)

Residents ages 18 to 24 with at least one dose: 260,491 (47.7% of age group)

Residents ages 25 to 34 with at least one dose: group)

Residents ages 35 to 44 with at least one dose: 426,357 (59.8% of age group)

Residents ages 45 to 54 with at least one dose: 441,072 (61.7% of age group)

Residents ages 55 to 64 with at least one dose: 586,626 (71.3% of age group)

Residents 65 and older with at least one dose: 860,357 (84.6% of age group)

384,807 (51.9% of age

Variant cases of concern

DHS, the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and other laboratory partners regularly perform whole genome sequencing on a portion of positive tests. The numbers below do not represent the total number of variant cases.

Cases of the alpha (B.1.1.7) variant: 3,623

Cases of the beta (B.1.351) variant: 67

Cases of the delta (B.1.617.2) variant: 1,997 (100% of tests sequenced during the week of Aug. 8— the latest week with results)

Cases of the gamma (P.1): variant: 344