State data: 944 virus patients in hospitals
The Wisconsin Hospital Association reported 944 COVID-19 patients in hospitals Wednesday, up 677 patients from a month ago.
The WHA reported 280 of those patients are in intensive care.
The state reported eight new deaths from Tuesday, with a seven-day average of six, up five deaths from a month ago.
Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services encouraged Wisconsinites in a Wednesday afternoon news conference to celebrate safely and continue taking steps to protect themselves and others against COVID-19. Thousands will be gathered on Milwaukee’s lakefront this weekend as Summerfest returns for the first time in more than two years. The music festival is requiring vaccinations or a negative COVID test for entry.
Saturday also brings the return of football and fans to Camp Randall Stadium in Madison as the Badgers host Penn State. Fans must wear masks in the indoor areas of the stadium and masks are encouraged in the outdoor areas. Vaccinations are not required.
Latest COVID-19 numbers
● New cases reported: 1,968
● New deaths reported: 8
● Number hospitalized: 944 (intensive care: 280); up 677 patients from a month ago
● Seven-day average of daily cases: 1,699 (up 946 cases from one month ago)
● Seven-day average of daily deaths: 6 (up five deaths from one month ago)
● Seven-day average positivity rate — as a share of all tests given: 7.7%
● Total cases since the start of pandemic: 663,132
● Total deaths: 7,627
Latest vaccine numbers
● Total doses administered: 6,115,473
● Daily doses administered: 6,803
● Seven-day average of daily doses: 9,743
● Residents who have received one dose: 3,189,538 (54.8% of the population)
● Residents who are fully vaccinated: 2,999,364 (51.5% of the population)
● Adults who have received one dose: 2,991,608 (65.7% of the 18+ population)
● Adults who are fully vaccinated: 2,829,464 (62.1% of the 18+ population)
● Residents ages 12 to 15 with at least one dose: 125,954 (42.5% of age group)
● Residents ages 16 to 17 with at least one dose: 71,938 (48.8% of age group)
● Residents ages 18 to 24 with at least one dose: 265,888 (48.7% of age group)
● Residents ages 25 to 34 with at least one dose: 392,033 (52.9% of age group)
● Residents ages 35 to 44 with at least one dose: 432,920 (60.7% of age group)
● Residents ages 45 to 54 with at least one dose: 446,762 (62.5% of age group)
● Residents ages 55 to 64 with at least one dose: 591,432 (71.9% of age group)
● Residents 65 and older with at least one dose: 862,573 (84.8% of age group)
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: 3,626
● Cases of the beta (B.1.351) variant: 67
● Cases of the delta (B.1.617.2) variant: 2,719 (53.66% of the tests sequenced in the week of 8/23)
● Cases of the gamma (P.1): variant: 345