COVID-19 Positive Tests Top 3,000 Statewide
Friday, October 9th, 2020 -- 8:42 AM
Positive COVID-19 tests top 3,000 for first time in the state.The state Department of Health Services reported 3,132 new positive tests on Thursday. One hundred ten more hospitalizations bring the number of currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients to 873, including 219 in intensive care.
DHS Secretary designee Andrea Palm issued a warning on Wednesday saying - "It means our state is in a dangerous place. We are overwhelming our healthcare system."
Hospitals are using 83.1 percent of available beds, 85.1 of intensive care beds, percentages that are even higher in some regions. Nine additional deaths bring Wisconsin's toll from the global pandemic to 1,424. That's one percent of positive cases.
The Clark County Health Department is reporting one new death in the county related to COVID-19. This new death brings the total to nine. There are currently 83 active cases in the county and 11 people are hospitalized.
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